(a) After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on a registered speech-language pathologist assistant when the department finds that the registrant
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.11.083
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) secured a registration through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;(2) fraudulently or deceptively used a registration;(3) altered a registration;(4) sold, bartered, or offered to sell or barter a registration;(5) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of assisting in the practicing of speech-language pathology;(6) advertised speech-language services in a manner that is false, misleading, or deceptive;(7) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the person‘s ability to continue to practice competently and safely, including a crime involving drugs or alcohol;(8) engaged in unprofessional conduct, in sexual misconduct, or in lewd or immoral behavior in connection with the delivery of professional services to clients;(9) continued to practice speech-language pathology after becoming unfit due to
(A) professional incompetence or gross negligence;(B) use of drugs or alcohol in a manner that affects the person’s ability to practice speech-language pathology competently and safely;(C) a physical or mental disability;(10) permitted another person to use the registrant’s registration;(11) has been disciplined by an official government body with jurisdiction over licensure, certification, or registration of a health care or teaching practice; a certified copy of the final disciplinary action constitutes conclusive evidence against the person;(12) failed to maintain confidentiality except as otherwise required or permitted by law;(13) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the department.(b) The department may not impose disciplinary sanctions on a speech-language pathologist assistant for the evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of a person through audio, video, or data communications when physically separated from the person if the speech-language pathologist assistant
(1) or another licensed health care provider is available to provide follow-up care;(2) requests that the person consent to sending a copy of all records of the encounter to a primary care provider if the speech-language pathologist assistant is not the person’s primary care provider and, if the person consents, the speech-language pathologist assistant sends the records to the person’s primary care provider; and(3) meets the requirements established by the board in regulation.(c) The department shall adopt regulations restricting the evaluation, diagnosis, supervision, and treatment of a person as authorized under (b) of this section by establishing standards of care, including standards for training, confidentiality, supervision, practice, and related issues.
