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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The board or a member designated by the board may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony concerning any matter within the board's jurisdiction.
(b) The board may
(1) adopt a seal;
(2) define professional conduct and adopt rules of professional conduct.
(c) The board shall
(1) elect a chair and secretary from among its members;
(2) order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical examination if the licensee's physical capacity to practice safely is at issue;
(3) require that a licensee who has a federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number register with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200(n);
(4) publish advisory opinions regarding whether optometry practice procedures or policies comply with acceptable standards of the practice of optometry, as provided under this chapter.
(d) to (f) Repealed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.72.060. Miscellaneous powers and duties of board - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-8-business-and-professions/ak-st-sect-08-72-060/
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