{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.68.340","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.68.340","heading":"Prohibited conduct.","body":"(a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to\n(1) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that is unlawfully obtained, signed, or issued;\n(2) practice or offer to practice nursing without a license, unless the person is practicing within the scope of a delegation properly made under AS 08.68.805 or is giving necessary aid to the ill, injured, or infirm in an emergency;\n(3) employ as a nurse a person who is not licensed to practice nursing;\n(4) use in connection with the person's name a designation that implies that the person is a licensed nurse unless the person is licensed;\n(5) practice nursing during the time that the person's license is suspended or revoked;\n(6) practice nursing with knowledge that the person's license has lapsed;\n(7) conduct a nursing education program and represent or imply that it is accredited by the board, unless the program has been accredited by the board.\n(b) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally do any of the acts described in (a)(1) — (5) and (7) of this section.\n(c) It is a violation for a person to practice nursing during the time that the person's license has lapsed if the person does not know that the license has lapsed.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 68. Nursing.","Article 5. Unlawful Acts."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.68.340","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"8e13d701ae320cdb1f5e1fa5781be5ffcb74771ab0f9ec745ba9179f05e2342a","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.68.336","next":"us-ak/as-08.68.350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}