Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires the state to enter the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and establishes a new occupational license for respiratory care practitioners in Alaska.

Highlights:

• Requires a respiratory care practitioner to use professional identification letters or a title after their name to represent their specific field of practice (Sec. 1).

• Requires the State Medical Board to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to set fees for expedited licenses issued or renewed through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (Sec. 7).

• Requires the State Medical Board to implement the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Sec. 8).

• Requires the State Medical Board to issue a psychologist license to a person who has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety (Sec. 9).

• Prohibits an individual from practicing respiratory care or representing themselves as a respiratory care practitioner unless licensed by the state (Sec. 14).

• Requires the State Medical Board to do the following (Sec. 15):

• Implement the Social Work Licensure Compact; and

• Appoint a member of the board to serve as a delegate on the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission.

• This Act shall take effect January 1, 2027 (Sec. 34).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires the state to enter the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and establishes a new occupational license for respiratory care practitioners in Alaska.

Highlights:

• Requires a respiratory care practitioner to use professional identification letters or a title after their name to represent their specific field of practice (Sec. 1).

• Requires the State Medical Board to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to set fees for expedited licenses issued or renewed through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (Sec. 7).

• Requires the State Medical Board to implement the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Sec. 8).

• Requires the State Medical Board to issue a psychologist license to a person who has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety (Sec. 9).

• Prohibits an individual from practicing respiratory care or representing themselves as a respiratory care practitioner unless licensed by the state (Sec. 14).

• Requires the State Medical Board to do the following (Sec. 15):

• Implement the Social Work Licensure Compact; and

• Appoint a member of the board to serve as a delegate on the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission.

• This Act shall take effect January 1, 2027 (Sec. 34).

Full Bill Text