Section 12 AAC 44.460 - Preceptorships(a) The board will register an applicant who meets the requirements of this section to engage in clinical practice in order to complete a course of study (1) based outside of this state that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 44.400(a) (1)(A); or(2) to fulfill the requirements for reinstatement of a lapsed advanced practice registered nurse license under 12 AAC 44.475.(b) The applicant shall submit (1) a completed application on a form provided by the department; the completed application must include (A) the personal identification information requested on the form;(B) information on the applicant's physical and mental health related to the grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation in AS 08.68.270; and(C) information on any criminal convictions related to the grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation in AS 08.68.270;(3) documented evidence of a preceptorship arrangement to be approved by the board;(4) verification of a current license in good standing to practice as a registered nurse issued by this state or another state licensing jurisdiction; and(5) documented evidence of current enrollment in an advanced practice registered nurse program as required in 12 AAC 44.400(a) (1)(A).(c) A registration under this section expires and must be surrendered to the board 12 months from the date of issue or at the time the preceptorship arrangement is terminated, whichever occurs first.(d) A registration under this section may be renewed one time if the applicant again meets the requirements of (b) of this section.(e) The board will, in its discretion, after a hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62), terminate the registration of a person registered under this section who is found to have violated a provision of AS 08.68 or 12 AAC 44.(f) A preceptor must (1) holds an active license or privilege to practice as an APRN or physician that is not encumbered and practice in a comparable practice focus; and(2) function as a supervisor and teacher and evaluate the individual's performance in the clinical setting.Eff. 1/13/80, Register 73; am 11/12/93, Register 128; am 11/19/2008, Register 188; am 4/16/2010, Register 194; am 8/10/2016, Register 219, October 2016; am 5/16/2018,Register 226, July 2018In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered former AS 08.68.410 as AS 08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 12 AAC 44.460, so that the citation to former AS 08.68.410 now refers to the renumbered statute, AS 08.68.850.
Authority:AS 08.01.075
AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.270
AS 08.68.275
AS 08.68.850