12 AAC 48.035 - Military courtesy license

(a) The board will issue a temporary military courtesy license to an active duty military member or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces of the United States to practice optometry, with the prescriptive authority set out under AS 08.72.272, to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.01.063 and this section not later than 30 days after the board receives a completed application.

(b) An applicant for a temporary military courtesy license under this section

(1) must submit a completed application on a form provided by the department;

(2) must pay temporary military courtesy license fee set out under 12 AAC 02.300;

(3) must submit a copy of

(A) the applicant's current active duty military orders showing assignment to a duty station in this state; or

(B) if the applicant is the spouse of an active duty military member, the applicant's spouse's current active duty military orders showing assignment to a duty station in this state;

(4) must submit documentation showing the applicant is currently licensed and in good standing in another licensing jurisdiction and the applicant's license in the other jurisdiction is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except for failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing education requirements;

(5) may not have been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice optometry compentently and safely, as determined by the board; and

(6) must submit documentation required under 12 AAC 48.020(c)(7) and of having completed the Treatment and Management of Occolas Disease (TMOD) examination offered by the National Board of Sawiness in Optometry or a nontopical therapeutic pharmaceutical agent course, as determined under AS 08.72.140(4)(B).

(c) A temporary military courtesy license issued to an active duty military member or spouse of an active duty military member under this section will be issued for a period of 180 days and may be extended for an additional period, at the discretion of the board

(d) temporary military courtesy license holder may not perform injections or expanded therapeutic procedures until written authorization is granted by the board upon confirmation that the temporary military courtesy license holder has successfully met the applicable requirements set out under 12 AAC 48.040

(e) While practicing under a temporary military courtesy license issued under this section, a temporary military courtesy license holder must comply with the standards of practice set out under AS 08.72 and this chapter, and is subject to discipline under AS 08.72.240.

(f) the board may refuse to issue a temporary military courtesy license for the same reasons that it may delay, suspend, or revoke a license under AS 08.72.240.

Notes

12 AAC 48.035

Eff. 4/30/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 10/26/2022, Register 244, January 2023

Authority:AS 08.01.063

AS 08.72.050

AS 08.72.110

AS 08.72.170

AS 08.72.272