Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 1 - Industrial Welfare
Chapter 15 - Alaska Wages and Hours
Article 5 - Procedures Relating to Violations, Investigations, or Hearings
8 AAC 15.190 - Nurse overtime investigations, conferences and persuasion

(a) The labor standards and safety division will investigate potential violations of AS 18.20.400 - 18.20.499 on its own motion, or on the complaint of any person.

(b) A complaint alleging a violation of AS 18.20.400 - 18.20.499 must be filed with the division within 30 days after the date of the alleged violation. The division shall provide a copy of the complaint to the health care facility named the filing within three business days after receiving the complaint. Mailing to the health care facility's last known address or the address on file with the health facilities licensing and certification unit in the division of health care services, Department of Health and Social Services, is valid service for the purposes of this section.

(c) If, after an investigation, the division finds that a health care facility has knowingly violated an overtime provision of AS 18.20.400 - I 8.20.499, the division shall issue a decision containing the division 's investigative findings and assessing the appropriate civil penalty under AS 18.20.430(c).

(d) A health care facility may request a hearing on the division's decision. A hearing request must be in writing and postmarked not later than 15 days of the division's decision. The request must identify the findings in dispute and the basis of dispute. A hearing requested under this section shall be conducted in accordance with AS 44.64.010-44.64.200.