Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing
Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines
12 AAC 44.740 - Use of alcohol or drugs

(a) In addition to one or more of the terms of probation set out in 12 AAC 44.730, a licensee placed on probation for the habitual abuse of alcohol or illegal use of controlled substances, as defined in AS 11.71.900(4), will, in the board's discretion, also be subject to one or more of the relevant terms of probation including the following:

(b) Access to controlled substances, as defined in AS 11.71.900(4), in the work setting will, in the board's discretion, be restricted.

(c) The board may offer a licensee subject to this section the opportunity to participate in an alternative probation program. Whether a licensee may participate in an alternative probation program is at the discretion of the board. A licensee participating in an alternative probation program shall meet the terms of probation required by the board under the alternative probation program. The board will keep a licensee's participation in an alternative probation program confidential, except as required by law.

(d) Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the board to impose a summary suspension or other discipline if it determines that a licensee poses a risk to public health or safety.