(a) When the department finds that a licensee is guilty of an offense under AS 08.15.050, the department may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination:
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.15.060
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
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.
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(1) permanently revoke the license to practice;(2) suspend the license for a determinate period of time;(3) censure the licensee;(4) issue a letter of reprimand to the licensee;(5) place the licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to
(A) report regularly to the department on matters involving the basis of probation;(B) limit practice to those areas prescribed;(C) continue professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been reached in areas determined by the department to need improvement;(6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of the licensee.(b) The department may withdraw probationary status of a licensee if it finds that the deficiencies that required the sanction have been remedied.(c) The department may summarily suspend a license before final hearing or during the appeals process if the department finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A licensee whose license is suspended under this section is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings not later than seven days after the effective date of the order. The licensee may appeal the suspension after a hearing to a court of competent jurisdiction.