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AS 08.72.060

Miscellaneous powers and duties of board

Known as the Optometry Law

The act spans §§ 8–8 (40 sections).

(a) The board or a member designated by the board may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony concerning any matter within the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board may (1) adopt a seal;

(2) define professional conduct and adopt rules of professional conduct.

(c) The board shall (1) elect a chair and secretary from among its members;

(2) order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical examination if the licensee's physical capacity to practice safely is at issue;

(3) require that a licensee who has a federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number register with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200(n);

(4) publish advisory opinions regarding whether optometry practice procedures or policies comply with acceptable standards of the practice of optometry, as provided under this chapter.

(d) [Repealed by § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.] (e) [Repealed by § 23 ch 75 SLA 1980.] (f) [Repealed by § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]

Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.