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E-Commerce Applications Outage

To accommodate the deployment of a new system, the Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development is scheduling an outage for all e-Commerce applications from November 30 at 5PM until December 1 at 7AM

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The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development offices are closed to the public at this time. We are still open for business and encourage you to contact us via phone or email.

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State Medical Board

Licensing Period Extended:

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and an increase in licensing volume, the division has extended the regular licensing period for Medical Board licensees through April 1, 2021. Please submit your renewal application as soon as possible to allow ample time for processing. You may check your license expiration date by using the online License Search function.

Questions? Email medicalboard@alaska.gov

It is Time to Renew Your License!

Click Here to Renew Online

Valid License Numbers Contain Either:

6 numbers
OR
4 letters + at least 1 number

If you have an alpha-numeric license number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234

MY LICENSE Online Renewal

Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your license will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks.

If you have not registered, follow these simple steps:

  1. Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE
  2. If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page.
  3. Under Access an Existing License, enter your license number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice.
  4. To renew your license, simply select the license you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section.

Public Notice:

Proposed Regulation Changes

The State Medical Board proposes to make permanent regulation changes made by emergency regulation regarding notarized signature on the applications and emergency courtesy license.

Written comments deadline: 4:30 p.m. on December 22, 2020.

Emergency Regulations:

Emergency Courtesy License & Notarized Signature Requirements for License Applications

On November 5, 2020, the State Medical Board adopted, as an emergency regulation, changes in 12 AAC 40.010 – 12 AAC 40.963, dealing with notarized signatures and emergency courtesy license. The emergency regulation took effect on November 16, 2020, and will expire March 15, 2021 unless made permanent. The Board intends to make the emergency regulation permanent. Please click HERE to see the filed emergency regulation version.

Emergency Courtesy License:

Due to the COVID-19 emergency declared by the governor, the State Medical Board has adopted regulations to allow for an Emergency Courtesy License.

Emergency courtesy license applications for physician assistants and mobile intensive care paramedics will be available the week of November 23rd.

Continuing Medical Education Update:

On May 14, 2020, the State Medical Board approved a fifty percent reduction of CME requirements for MD, DO, DPM and paramedics for the 2019-2020 licensing period. The CME Reduction Board Order is posted on the Board Guidelines & Policies Webpage.

Paramedics should follow the Board Issued Guideline: CME for Paramedic Renewals, revised September 2020.

Physician assistants must maintain a current active NCCPA certification to qualify for renewal.

Click here for information on continuing education on opioids, pain management and addiction.

WARNING:
Callers Posing as Law Enforcement

The State of Alaska DCCED Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing is warning the public and professional licensees about criminals posing as Professional Board investigators or other law enforcement personnel as part as an scheme to defraud professional licensees. The licensees targeted in this scheme are those who hold a healthcare license and a DEA registration.

The criminals will call the victims (who in most cases are professional licensees in the State of Alaska), and advise them that their professional license is suspended because they are suspected of drug trafficking on the Texas-Mexico Border or some other location. They will further inform the licensee’s that they are the main suspect of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) drug trafficking investigation. The licensee’s professional license number and DEA registration number will be verified by the criminal asking the victim a series of questions. Impersonators will generally threaten the victim with arrest and to serve time in jail if they do not cooperate with the “investigation” and agree to pay a fine or bond.

The State of Alaska DCCED/CBPL Investigations unit will never call a member of the public or a licensee demanding money. Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a State of Alaska Professional Licensing Board Investigator or other law enforcement official seeking money should refuse the demand and report the contact to the FBI, DEA, their local law enforcement agency or contact the Division Investigations Unit at 907-269-8124 or email investigations@alaska.gov.

COVID-19 MANDATES AND GUIDANCE:

The governor has issued a mandate or the board has issued guidance for this program.

Please click here to read how this may affect you.

The State Medical Board is staffed by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. The board consists of five physicians, one physician assistant, and two public members. Board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature.

The Board adopts regulations to carry out the laws governing the practice of medicine in Alaska. It makes final licensing decisions and takes disciplinary action against people who violate the licensing laws. The board meets four times a year and offers a public comment period at each meeting. Meeting agendas and minutes are available from the executive administrator.

Professions Regulated by the Board

  • Osteopath
  • Paramedic
  • Physician
  • Physician Assistant
  • Podiatrist

Opioid Education Requirement

New applicants and existing licensees with a DEA registration must earn a minimum of 2 hours of education in pain management and opioid use and addiction.

A two hour education course (equivalent to a continuing medical education course) is required to qualify for a new license for a physician, podiatrist, physician assistant, or mobile intensive care paramedic. Courses must be Category 1 of AMA-approved education, or category 1 or 2 or AOA-approved education. For a podiatrist, it may instead be earned in a CPME-approved continuing medical education program. For a physician assistant, it may instead be earned in a NCCPA-approved continuing medical education program).

Applying for a license?

  • Initial applications are currently screened within 25 days of receipt in our office.
  • Applicants will receive monthly email updates listing any expected documentation that has not been received.
  • Renewal of licensure is available online during the open renewal period. If your license has lapsed, you may download a paper application from this site.
  • The Alaska State Medical Board accepts documents provided by the Federation of State Medical Boards credentials verification service, which may speed the application processing time. Please visit the FCVS website for more information.

Statutes and Regulations

Alaska Statutes are passed by the Legislature. Regulations (also called the Alaska Administrative Code) are rules adopted by the board to implement, interpret, and make specific the statutes. Both statutes and regulations have the force of law.

AS 08.64 and regulations 12 AAC 40 specifically govern the practice of medicine. AS 08.01 - 08.03 and regulations 12 AAC 02 apply to all professions regulated by the division.

Proposed regulations are advertised in Alaska newspapers and we invite public comment on them. If you would like to receive notice of proposed regulations, please write to the regulations specialist and request that your name be added to the Medical interested parties list. Please advise us if you move or wish your name removed from the mailing list.

Contact Information

  • Direct all licensing communications to:
    Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
    PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99801-0806
    Phone: (907) 465-2781
    Fax: (907) 465-2974
    E-mail: medicalboard@alaska.gov
  • Direct all board communications to:
    State Medical Board
    P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806
    Phone: (907) 465-6243
    E-mail: medicalboard@alaska.gov
  • Direct all investigative communications to:
    Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
    Investigations Unit
    550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1500, Anchorage, AK 99501
    Phone: (907) 269-8124
    E-mail: investigations@alaska.gov

Mission Statement

Ensure that competent, professional and regulated commercial services are available to Alaska consumers.

Anchorage
Mailing/Physical Address

550 W 7th AVE, STE 1500
Anchorage, AK 99501-3567

Phone: (907) 269-8160
Fax: (907) 269-8156
Investigations Fax: (907) 269-8195

Office Hours

Monday-Friday
9:00am-4:30pm

Juneau

USPS must use PO Box

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Physical Address

333 Willoughby AVE, 9th FL
State Office Building
Juneau, AK 99801-1770

Phone: (907) 465-2550
Fax: (907) 465-2974