Alaska § 08.72.060 - Miscellaneous powers and duties of board.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 08.72.060 — Miscellaneous powers and duties of board., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 08.72.060. Miscellaneous powers and duties of board.
(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.
(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 AS 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(d) [Repealed by § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.] (e) [Repealed by § 23 ch 75 SLA 1980.] (f) [Repealed by § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 08.72.060 ("Miscellaneous powers and duties of board.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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