Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.02.140. Disciplinary sanctions for an out-of-state multidisciplinary care team member

(a) If the department finds grounds to sanction a member of an out-of-state physician's multidisciplinary care team under AS 08.02.135, the department may

(b) In a case finding grounds for sanction under AS 08.02.135(12), the final findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order of the authority that suspended or revoked a license or certificate constitute a prima facie case that the license or certificate was suspended or revoked and the grounds under which the suspension or revocation was granted.

(c) The department may place a member on probation under this section until the department finds that the deficiencies that required the imposition of a sanction have been remedied. The department may require a member on probation to

(d) The department may summarily prohibit a member from practicing in the state under AS 08.02.130 if the department finds that the member, by continuing to practice, poses a clear and immediate danger to public health and safety. A member prohibited from practicing under this subsection is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) not later than seven days after the effective date of the order prohibiting the member from practicing. The department may lift an order prohibiting a member from practicing if the department finds after a hearing that the member is able to practice with reasonable skill and safety. The member may appeal a decision of the department under this subsection to the superior court.

(e) The department shall take measures to recover from a member the cost of proceedings resulting in a sanction under (a) of this section, including the costs of investigation by the department and hearing costs.

(f) The department may prohibit a member from practicing in the state upon receiving a certified copy of evidence that a license or certificate to practice within the member's scope of practice in another state or territory of the United States, or a province or territory of Canada, has been suspended or revoked. The prohibition remains in effect until a hearing can be held by the department.

(g) The department shall be consistent in the application of disciplinary sanctions. A significant departure from earlier decisions of the department involving similar situations must be explained in findings of fact or orders made by the department.