Alaska Stat. § 08.68.340
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Prohibited conduct.
Official statutory text
(a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to (1) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that is unlawfully obtained, signed, or issued;
(2) practice or offer to practice nursing without a license, unless the person is practicing within the scope of a delegation properly made under AS 08.68.805 or is giving necessary aid to the ill, injured, or infirm in an emergency;
(3) employ as a nurse a person who is not licensed to practice nursing;
(4) use in connection with the person's name a designation that implies that the person is a licensed nurse unless the person is licensed;
(5) practice nursing during the time that the person's license is suspended or revoked;
(6) practice nursing with knowledge that the person's license has lapsed;
(7) conduct a nursing education program and represent or imply that it is accredited by the board, unless the program has been accredited by the board.
(b) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally do any of the acts described in (a)(1) (5) and (7) of this section.
(c) It is a violation for a person to practice nursing during the time that the person's license has lapsed if the person does not know that the license has lapsed.
(2) practice or offer to practice nursing without a license, unless the person is practicing within the scope of a delegation properly made under AS 08.68.805 or is giving necessary aid to the ill, injured, or infirm in an emergency;
(3) employ as a nurse a person who is not licensed to practice nursing;
(4) use in connection with the person's name a designation that implies that the person is a licensed nurse unless the person is licensed;
(5) practice nursing during the time that the person's license is suspended or revoked;
(6) practice nursing with knowledge that the person's license has lapsed;
(7) conduct a nursing education program and represent or imply that it is accredited by the board, unless the program has been accredited by the board.
(b) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally do any of the acts described in (a)(1) (5) and (7) of this section.
(c) It is a violation for a person to practice nursing during the time that the person's license has lapsed if the person does not know that the license has lapsed.
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