Current through August 30, 2024
(a) A courtesy license authorizes the holder
to practice medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry for limited purposes recognized
by the board in (b) of this section. A courtesy license does not authorize the
holder to perform medical services outside the scope of the courtesy license
issued under this section.
(b) For
purposes of (a) of this section, the board will consider the following
physicians to practice for limited purposes that qualify for the issuance of a
courtesy license:
(1) physicians who come to
the state for the purpose of conducting a specialty clinic, if the patients do
not pay or give a fee or other remuneration for the services
provided;
(2) out-of-state sports
team physicians who accompany their team to the state for the duration of the
team's presence in the state for the sporting activity and whose practice while
in the state is limited to care of the applicant's team and visiting support
staff personnel associated with the event;
(3) physicians who are formally contracted by
state agencies to conduct specialty clinics;
(4) physicians who come to the state to
provide emergency medical care or emergency mental health care if
(A) the patients do not pay or give a fee or
other remuneration; and
(B) the
services are provided as part of an organized response to a disaster emergency
(i) that the governor has declared under
AS
26.23.020; and
(ii) in which extensive injuries or deaths
have occurred;
(5) physicians who will be working in a
supervised hospital fellowship; and
(6) physicians who are coming into the state
accompanying an employer-patient for the duration of the employer-patient's
visit to the state and whose practice while in the state is limited to care of
the employer-patient and accompanying family and staff.
(c) If a courtesy license is issued under
(b)(5) of this section, the supervising physician shall notify the board in
writing of any termination of or change to the supervisory relationship with
the courtesy license holder. The supervising physician's responsibility
continues until the board receives the written notice of termination or
change.
(d) The board, a member of
the board, the executive secretary, or the board's designee may issue a
courtesy license to an applicant who
(1)
submits a complete application on a form provided by the department;
(2) pays the application and licensing fees
required under 12 AAC 02.250;
(3)
submits verification of a current license to practice medicine in good standing
and not under investigation in the state or territory, or a province of Canada
in which the applicant resides;
(4)
submits a description of the circumstances under which the applicant will be
practicing, including the name and license number of the supervising physician
if the applicant is working in a supervised hospital fellowship;
(5) submits a description of the scope of
medical practice required to perform the duties for which the courtesy license
is issued; the description must include the practice location, duration of
practice, and patient population to be seen; the applicant must demonstrate
that the scope of medical practice is for a limited purpose set out in (b) of
this section;
(6) submits a signed
authorization for the release of records;
(7) submits a certified true copy of an
accredited medical school diploma or direct source verification of successful
completion of medical school;
(8)
submits direct source verification of the applicant's completion of
post-graduate training;
(9) submits
a Federation of State Medical Boards' Board Action Data Bank clearance report;
and
(10) receives clearance from
the National Practitioner Data Bank.
(e) A courtesy license is valid only for the
shorter of the following periods:
(1) the
duration of the activity as listed in (b) of this section;
(2) a period not to exceed
(A) one year after the date the courtesy
license is issued under (b)(1) - (b)(3) or (b)(5) - (b)(6) of this section;
or
(B) 90 days after the date the
courtesy license is issued under (b)(4) of this section.
(f) A courtesy license
holder is subject to all relevant provisions of AS 08.64, this chapter, and any
other statutes or regulations governing the practice of medicine and the
prescription of drugs in this state.
(g) A courtesy license holder may not use a
courtesy license
(1) for purposes of locum
tenens coverage;
(2) to serve in
place of a temporary license; or
(3) for purposes of employment
consideration.
(h)
Notwithstanding (a), (b), or (d) of this section, the board may refuse to issue
a courtesy license for the same reasons that it may impose disciplinary
sanctions against a licensee under
AS
08.64.326.
(i) Notwithstanding (d) of this section, an
applicant for a courtesy license may submit the credentials verification
documents through the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) of the
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., sent directly to
the department from FCVS.
(j) The
board may determine that there exists an urgent situation that requires
issuance of an emergency courtesy license. In an urgent situation, the board,
executive administrator, or the board's designee may issue an emergency
courtesy license under this subsection to an applicant who practices medicine
or osteopathy, or who practices as a physician assistant to provide emergency
medical or mental health care within the scope and duration of the declared
urgent situation. A courtesy license may be issued under this subsection to a
person who
(1) holds a current, unencumbered
license to practice as a physician, osteopath, or physician assistant in
another jurisdiction, or holds a retired license under
AS
08.64.276 that has been issued less than two
years;
(2) submits a completed
application on a form provided by the department, and
(A) if a physician or osteopath,
(i) verification of a current license to
practice medicine or osteopathy in good standing and not under investigation in
the jurisdiction in which the applicant resides, or verification of a retired
license issued under AS 08.64.276;
(ii) clearance from the Federation of State
Medical Boards;
(iii) clearance
from the National Practitioner Data Bank; and
(iv) a true and correct attestation whether
the applicant has been the subject of a revoked or restricted DEA
registration;
(B) if a
physician assistant,
(i) verification of a
current license to practice medicine in good standing and not under
investigation in the jurisdiction in which the applicant resides;
(ii) clearance from the Federation of State
Medical Boards;
(iii) clearance
from the National Practitioner Data Bank; and
(iv) a true and correct attestation whether
the applicant has been the subject of a revoked or restricted DEA
registration;
(C)
repealed 5/5/2023.
(k) The board may refuse to issue a courtesy
license or an emergency courtesy license for the same reasons it may deny,
suspend, or revoke a license under
AS
08.64.326.
(l) In this section, "urgent situation" means
a health crisis affecting all or part of the state that requires increased
availability of healthcare providers licensed under this chapter.
Authority:
AS
08.01.062
AS 08.64.100
AS
08.64.240
