Alaska Regulations
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development/Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing/Board of Nursing
REGISTER SOURCE: Alaska Online Public Notice 2020-07-10
PUBLICATION DATE: 07/10/2020
ACTION DATE: 07/09/2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/26/2020
PUBLICATION TYPE: Centralized Repository
Alaska Online Public Notice 2020-07-10
PUBLICATION DATE: 07/10/2020
ACTION DATE: 07/09/2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/26/2020
PUBLICATION TYPE: Centralized Repository
REGISTER SOURCE: Alaska Online Public Notice 2020-04-07
PUBLICATION DATE: 04/07/2020
ACTION DATE: 03/27/2020
COMMENT DEADLINE: 05/04/2020
PUBLICATION TYPE: Centralized Repository
REGISTER SOURCE: Alaska Online Public Notice 2020-03-27
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/27/2020
ACTION DATE: 03/26/2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/26/2020
EXPIRATION DATE: 07/23/2020
PUBLICATION TYPE: Centralized Repository
REGISTER SOURCE: Alaska Online Public Notice 2020-03-27
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/27/2020
ACTION DATE: 03/26/2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/26/2020
EXPIRATION DATE: 07/23/2020
PUBLICATION TYPE: Centralized Repository

Kevin Meyer

Lieutenant Governor

State Capitol

Juneau, Alaska 99811

907.465.3520

WWW.LTGOVO ALASKA GOV

OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ALASKA

MEMORANDUM

530 West 7th Ave, Suite 1700

Anchorage, Alaska 99501

907.269.7460

LT.GOVERNOR@ALASKA.GOV

TO: Amy Demboski

Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development

FROM: April Simpson, Office of the Lieutenant Governor 465.4081

DATE: July 9, 2020

RE: Filed Permanent Regulations: Board of Nursing

Board of Nursing emergency regulations being made permanent re: renewal date for certification of nurse aides (12 AAC 44.815(a))

Attorney General File: 2020200312

Regulation Filed: 7/9/2020

Effective Date: 3/26/2020

Print: 235, October 2020

cc with enclosures: Harry Hale, Department of Law

Judy Herndon, LexisNexis

Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

I, Marianne Murray, Executive Administrator for the Board of Nursing, certify that, as required by AS 44.62.260 in order to make the attached one page of regulations permanent, as of this date a legal opinion of the Department of Law has been requested under AS 44.62.060, a notice conforming to AS 44.62.200 was issued in compliance with AS 44.62.190, and an opportunity for public comment was provided under AS 44.62.210, for the following emergency regulation:

12 AAC 44.815(a), dealing with nurse aide certification renewal date.

This regulation originally was filed as an emergency regulation on March 26, 2020.

This action is not expected to require an increased appropriation.

Although no public comments were received, the Board of Nursing paid special attention to the cost to private persons of the regulatory action being taken.

DATE: 5.6.2020

Anchorage, Alaska

/s/ ___________________________________

Marianne Murray, Executive Administrator

Board of Nursing

FILING CERTIFICATION

I, April Simpson for Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor for the State of Alaska, certify that on July 9th, 2020 at 9:41 a.m., I filed the attached regulation according to the provisions of AS 44.62.

/s/ ___________________________________

Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor

Register: 23, October 2020

FOR DELEGATION OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY

I, KEVIN MEYER, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, designate the following state employees to perform the Administrative Procedures Act filing functions of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor:

Josh Applebee, Chief of Staff

Kady Levale, Notary Administrator

April Simpson, Regulations and Initiatives Specialist

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have signed and affixed the Seal of the State of Alaska, in Juneau, on December 11th, 2018.

/s/ ___________________________________

KEVIN MEYER

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Register 235, October 2020 PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS

Chapter 44. Board of Nursing.

The emergency amendment of 12 AAC 44.815(a) is made permanent to read:

(a) An initial nurse aide certification is valid for the remainder of the current biennial certification period. A nurse aide certification must be renewed biennially on or before a date set by the department. A renewal reminder will be mailed to each currently certified nurse aide at least 60 days before the renewal date. A certification that is not renewed lapses.

(Eff. 2/14/99, Register 149; am 12/14/99, Register 153; am 4/9/2000, Register 154; am 11/2/2001, Register 160; am 7/22/2004, Register 171; am 5/29/2005, Register 174; am 12/23/2009, Register 192; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; am 12/27/2012, Register 204; am 5/16/2018, Register 226; am 3/26/2020, Register 234)

Authority: AS 08.01.100 AS 08.68.331 AS 08.68.336 AS 08.68.100

FOR DELEGATION OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY

I, KEVIN MEYER, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, designate the following state employees to perform the Administrative Procedures Act filing functions of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor:

Josh Applebee, Chief of Staff

Kady Levale, Notary Administrator

April Simpson, Regulations and Initiatives Specialist

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have signed and affixed the Seal of the State of Alaska, in Juneau, on December 11th, 2018.

/s/ ___________________________________

KEVIN MEYER

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

EMERGENCY REGULATION

Register 234, July 2020 PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS

Chapter 44. Board of Nursing.

12 AAC 44.815(a) is amended to read:

(a) An initial nurse aide certification is valid for the remainder of the current biennial certification period. A nurse aide certification must be renewed biennially on or before a date set by the department [MARCH 31 OF EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS]. A renewal reminder will be mailed to each currently certified nurse aide at least 60 days before the renewal date. A certification that is not renewed lapses.

(Eff. 2/14/99, Register 149; am 12/14/99, Register 153; am 4/9/2000, Register 154; am 11/2/2001, Register 160; am 7/22/2004, Register 171; am 5/29/2005, Register 174; am 12/23/2009, Register 192; am 10/3/2011, Register 200; am 12/27/2012, Register 204; am 5/16/2018, Register 226; am 3/26/2020, Register 324)

Authority: AS 08.01.100 AS 08.68.331 AS 08.68.336 AS 08.68.100