(a) The board or a member designated by the board may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony concerning any matter within the board’s jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.72.060
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.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) The board may
(1) adopt a seal;(2) define professional conduct and adopt rules of professional conduct.(c) The board shall
(1) elect a chair and secretary from among its members;(2) order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical examination if the licensee’s physical capacity to practice safely is at issue;(3) require that a licensee who has a federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number register with the controlled substance prescription database under Alaska Stat. § 17.30.200(n);(4) publish advisory opinions regarding whether optometry practice procedures or policies comply with acceptable standards of the practice of optometry, as provided under this chapter.(d)[Repealed by Sec. 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.](e)[Repealed by Sec. 23 ch 75 SLA 1980.](f)[Repealed by Sec. 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
