Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB124
Alaska Nursing License Fees and Compact Rules
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill sets fees for nursing licenses so they match regulatory costs, defines a multistate license fee as double the single-state fee, updates who counts as a health care provider to include out-of-state workers, allows nurses to perform hearing tests, and requires rules for treating patients remotely.
What it does
- Requires that fees collected from most occupations match their actual regulatory costs.
- Sets the fee for a multistate nursing license at double the cost of a single-state license.
- Updates the legal definition of 'health care provider' to include physicians and multidisciplinary team members licensed in other states.
- Allows nurses licensed or privileged under AS 08.68 to perform hearing sensitivity evaluations.
- Requires the Board of Nursing to create guidelines for diagnosing, treating, or prescribing without a physical exam.
Who it affects
- Registered, practical, and advanced practice registered nurses seeking a license in Alaska
- The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (Department)
- The Board of Nursing
Limits and unknowns
- The official effective date is not listed in the source material.
- Specific details on how remote care guidelines will be written are left for future board regulations.
- The bill text provided ends before listing all specific duties related to implementing the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Multistate license
- A nursing license that allows a nurse to practice in Alaska and other states part of the compact agreement.
- Single-state license
- A nursing license that only allows a nurse to practice within the state where it was issued.
- Regulatory costs
- The expenses of the department and board spent on regulating an occupation, including operations for one or multiple occupations.
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
- (S) Heard & HeldText
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
- (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE468
- (S) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER468
- (S) FN1: ZERO(CED)468
- (S) L&C, FIN468
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS468