2 of this Act, that the public health disaster emergency no longer exists. A license expedited under this section expires on the earlier of (1) Novemor (2) the date the governor determines, under sec. 2 of this Act, a professional or occupational licensing board listed in AS 08.01.010, or the director, with respect to a profession regulated by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, may grant a license, permit, or certificate on an expedited basis to an individual who holds a corresponding license, permit, or certificate in good standing in another jurisdiction to the extent necessary to respond to the public health disaster emergency. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the public health disaster emergency declared by the governor under AS 26.23.020 on March 11, 2020, as extended by sec. “PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING. With similar language now in the emergency disaster bill the governor is essentially doing an end run around the Legislature on this issue. A governor’s bill allowing Alaska to join a multi-state nurse license compact is bogged down in the Senate after many Alaska nurses opposed it and is effectively considered dead. An important provision of the bill is that it gives the state emergency authority to recognize professional licenses in key fields, such as nursing, from other states. **This will be updated as new reforms are put into place during this pandemicĪ Primer on Emergency Occupational Licensing Reforms for Combating COVID-19Īppendix: Details on Enacted Licensing Reformsīy Ethan Bayne, Conor Norris, and Edward TimmonsĪlaska– A bill extending the governor’s disaster emergency declaration, SB 241, is in House Rules and is expected to pass.
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