Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB131
Alaska Nursing License Fees and Compact Rules
Last scannedSep 14, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires nursing license fees to match regulatory costs, sets multistate nurse license fees at double the single-state rate, updates the definition of health care providers to include out-of-state professionals, allows nurses to perform hearing evaluations, and directs the Board of Nursing to create rules for advanced practice training.
What it does
- Requires that total fees collected for an occupation approximately equal its actual regulatory costs.
- Sets the fee for a multistate nursing license at double the cost of a single-state license for registered or practical nurses.
- Updates the legal definition of 'health care provider' to include physicians and multidisciplinary team members licensed in other states.
- Allows nurses licensed under AS 08.68 to perform hearing sensitivity evaluations.
- Requires regulations that address training on pain management, opioid use, and addiction for advanced practice registered nurses with federal drug registration numbers.
Who it affects
- Registered, practical, and advanced practice registered nurses seeking licenses in Alaska
- The Board of Nursing responsible for setting fees and standards
- Physicians and multidisciplinary team members licensed outside of Alaska
Limits and unknowns
- The official text provided is truncated before listing specific duties related to implementing the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.
- The effective date for when these rules start is not listed in the source material.
- Specific details on how fees will be calculated are left to future regulations by the department.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Multistate license
- A nursing license that allows a nurse to practice in multiple states under the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.
- Single-state license
- A nursing license that only allows a nurse to practice within Alaska.
- Regulatory costs
- The expenses of the department and board attributable to regulating an occupation, including all board expenses if it regulates only one occupation.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
NURSING: LICENSURE; MULTISTATE COMPACT An Act relating to the licensure of nursing professionals; relating to a multistate nurse licensure compact; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE323
- (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER323
- (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)323
- (H) L&C, FIN323
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS323