Alaska 32nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 21 — An Act relating to occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses; relating to mobile intensive care paramedics; relating to duties of the State Medical Board and the Department of Health and Social Services; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

273 added · 245 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 21 allows the Department of Health and appropriate licensing boards in Alaska to issue temporary courtesy licenses to active-duty military members and their spouses, rather than making it optional as it previously stated. This change streamlines the process, making it easier for military families to obtain the necessary licenses to work in Alaska. By doing so, it acknowledges their unique situations and can help address workforce needs while supporting military families.

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32-LS0207\B SENATE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
21 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY SENATORS REVAK, Costello, Hughes, Micciche, Wilson, Gray-Jackson, Olson, Kawasaki, Stevens REPRESENTATIVES Schrage, Cronk, Nelson, McCarty, Shaw, Josephson, Tilton, Tarr, Vance, Rauscher, Kaufman Referred:
HCS SB 21(L&C) am H _______ AN ACT Relating to occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses;
Health & Social Services, Labor & Commerce A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to mobile intensive care paramedics;
relating to mobile intensive care paramedics;
and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date.
* Section 1.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled SB 21 AN ACT Relating to occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses;
relating to mobile intensive care paramedics;
relating to duties of the State Medical Board and the Department of Health and Social Services;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
AS 08.01.063(a) is amended to read:
(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, and notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or appropriate board shall [MAY] issue a temporary courtesy license to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States if the active duty member or spouse meets the requirements of this section and applies to the department or appropriate board in the manner prescribed by the department or appropriate board.
An application must include evidence satisfactory to the department or appropriate board that the applicant -1- Enrolled SB 21 (1) is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or is married to and living with a member of the armed forces of theUnited States who is on active duty and assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders;
(2) holds a current license or certificate in another state, district, or territory of the United States, or that is recognized by the United States, including a branch of the armed forces of the United States, with requirements that the department or appropriate board determines are substantially equivalent to those established under this title for that occupation;
(3) if required by the department or appropriate board for obtaining a license in the applicant's profession, has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check;
the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400;
(4) has not committed an act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate to practice that occupation under this title at the time the act was committed;
(5) has not been disciplined by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction and is not the subject of an unresolved complaint, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding conducted by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction;
and (6) pays any fees required under this title.
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AS 08.01.063(b) is amended to read:
(b) The department or appropriate board shall issue a temporary license under this section to a person who meets the requirements [EXPEDITE THE PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE] under (a) of this section within 30 days after the department or appropriate board receives the person's completed application for the temporary license.
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(d) In this section, "health care professional" includes an emergency medical technician certified under AS 18.08, health aide, physician, nurse, mobile intensive care paramedic licensed under AS 18.08, and physician assistant, but does not include a practitioner of religious healing.
-3- Enrolled SB 21 (d) In this section, "health care professional" includes an emergency medical technician certified under AS 18.08, health aide, physician, nurse, mobile intensive care paramedic licensed under AS 18.08, and physician assistant, but does not include a practitioner of religious healing.
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Authority of emergency medical technician and mobile SB 21 -2- SB0021A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0207\B intensive care paramedic.
Authority of emergency medical technician and mobile intensive care paramedic.
(a) An emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic who responds to an emergency with an ambulance service or first responder service, who has in the technician's or mobile intensive care paramedic's possession a current emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic identification card [,] and who provides emergency medical care or other emergency medical service, has the authority to (1) control and direct activities at the accident site or emergency until the arrival of law enforcement personnel;
(a) An emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic who responds to an emergency with an ambulance service or first responder service, who has in the technician's or mobile intensive care paramedic's possession a current emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic identification card, and who provides emergency medical care or other emergency medical service, has the authority to (1) control and direct activities at the accident site or emergency until the arrival of law enforcement personnel;
(b) A person who knowingly refuses to comply with an order of an emergency medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic authorized under (a) of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who knowingly refuses to comply with an order of an emergency Enrolled SB 21 -4- medical technician or mobile intensive care paramedic authorized under (a) of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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SB0021A -3- SB 21 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0207\B (b) The department may charge fees set by regulation for the certification or licensure of individuals and organizations under this chapter.
(b) The department may charge fees set by regulation for the certification or licensure of individuals and organizations under this chapter.
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[AND] (4) authorization for an emergency medical service certified under this chapter to provide under the written or oral direction of a physician the advanced life support services enumerated on the certificate or enumerated on a written document filed with the department by the medical director for the emergency medical service and approved by the department under its regulations;
[AND] (4) authorization for an emergency medical service certified under this chapter to provide under the written or oral direction of a physician the advanced life support services enumerated on the certificate or enumerated on a written document filed with the department by the medical director for the emergency medical service -5- Enrolled SB 21 and approved by the department under its regulations;
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and (5) licensure of a mobile intensive care paramedic and the medical services that a mobile intensive care paramedic may perform, including the (A) educational and other qualifications, including education in pain management and opioid use and addiction;
and (5) licensure of a mobile intensive care paramedic and the medical services that a mobile intensive care paramedic may perform, including the (A) educational and other qualifications, which may include education in pain management and opioid use and addiction;
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SB 21 -4- SB0021A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0207\B (b) The department is the central certifying and licensing agency for persons, organizations, or governmental agencies that are [PERSONNEL] certified or licensed under (a) [(a)(1) AND (2)] of this section and under regulations adopted under AS 18.08.080.
(b) The department is the central certifying and licensing agency for a person, organization, or governmental agency that is [PERSONNEL] certified or licensed under (a) [(a)(1) AND (2)] of this section and under regulations adopted under AS 18.08.080.
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(a) A person certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 who administers emergency medical services to an injured or sick person, a person or public agency that employs, sponsors, directs, or controls the activities of persons certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 who administer emergency medical services to an injured or sick person, or a health care professional or emergency medical dispatcher acting within the scope of the person's certification who directs or advises a person to administer emergency medical services to an injured or sick person is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in administering those services or giving that advice or those directions if the administering, advising, and directing are done in good faith and the injured or sick person reasonably seems to be in immediate danger of serious harm or death.
(a) A person certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 who administers emergency medical services to an injured or sick person, a person or public agency that employs, sponsors, directs, or controls the activities of persons certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 who administer emergency medical services to an injured or sick person, or a health care professional or emergency medical dispatcher acting within the scope of the person's certification or licensure who directs or advises a person to administer emergency medical services to an injured or sick person is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in administering those services or giving that advice or those directions if the administering, advising, and directing are done in good faith and the injured or sick person reasonably seems to be in immediate danger of serious harm or death.
This subsection does not preclude liability for civil damages that are the proximate result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct, nor preclude imposition of liability on a person or public agency that employs, sponsors, directs, or controls the activities of persons certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 if the act or omission is a proximate result of a breach of duty to act created under this chapter.
This subsection does not preclude Enrolled SB 21 -6- liability for civil damages that are the proximate result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct, nor preclude imposition of liability on a person or public agency that employs, sponsors, directs, or controls the activities of persons certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082 if the act or omission is a proximate result of a breach of duty to act created under this chapter.
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(a) A mobile intensive care paramedic licensed under this chapter, a [OR] physician assistant registered or licensed under AS 08.64.107, or an emergency SB0021A -5- SB 21 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0207\B medical technician certified under this chapter may make a determination and pronouncement of death of a person under the following circumstances:
(a) A mobile intensive care paramedic licensed under this chapter, a [OR] physician assistant registered or licensed under AS 08.64.107, or an emergency medical technician certified under this chapter may make a determination and pronouncement of death of a person under the following circumstances:
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(r) A municipality may by ordinance exempt from taxation an amount not to exceed $10,000 of the assessed value of real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a resident who provides in the municipality volunteer (1) fire fighting services and is certified as a firefighter by the Department of Public Safety, or (2) emergency medical services or mobile intensive care paramedic services and is certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082.
(r) A municipality may by ordinance exempt from taxation an amount not to exceed $10,000 of the assessed value of real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a resident who provides in the municipality volunteer (1) fire fighting services and is certified as a firefighter by the Department of Public -7- Enrolled SB 21 Safety, or (2) emergency medical services or mobile intensive care paramedic services and is certified or licensed under AS 18.08.082.
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SB 21 -6- SB0021A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0207\B (B) monetary recoveries of Medicaid expenditures from recipients, third parties, and providers under AS 47;
(B) monetary recoveries of Medicaid expenditures from recipients, third parties, and providers under AS 47;
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The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to Enrolled SB 21 -8- read:
1 of this Act, a registration of a mobile intensive care paramedic issued before the effective date of sec.
3 of this Act, a registration of a mobile intensive care paramedic issued before the effective date of sec.
1 of this Act is valid until the registration (1) expires under AS 08.64.107, as that section read on the day before the effective date of sec.
3 of this Act is valid until the registration (1) expires under AS 08.64.107, as that section read on the day before the effective date of sec.
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or (3) is converted to a license under AS 18.08.082(a) and (b), as amended by SB0021A -7- SB 21 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0207\B secs.
or (3) is converted to a license under AS 18.08.082(a) and (b), as amended by secs.
8 and 9 of this Act.
10 and 11 of this Act.
1 of this Act, to a license under AS 18.08.082(a) and (b), as amended by secs.
3 of this Act, to a license under AS 18.08.082(a) and (b), as amended by secs.
8 and 9 of this Act.
10 and 11 of this Act.
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Section 17(c) of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
Section 19(c) of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
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18 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2022.
20 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2022.
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Action History

  1. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  2. (S) Signed into law 8/25 CHAPTER 29 SLA 21

  3. (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  4. (S) 4:45 P.M. 8/20/21 Transmitted to Governor

  5. (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/14/21

  6. (H) FN2: (CC:HB69/CED)

  7. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 69

  8. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/14/21

  9. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  10. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y19 N- E1

  11. (H) VERSION: HCS SB 21(L&C) AM H

  12. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  13. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SHAW, JOSEPHSON, TILTON, TARR, VANCE, RAUSCHER, KAUFMAN

  14. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  15. (H) PASSED Y38 E1 A1

  16. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 21(L&C) AM H

  17. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  18. (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC

  19. (H) MOTION TO DIVIDE AM NO 2 WITHDRAWN

  20. (H) AM NO 2 OFFERED

  21. (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  22. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 6

  23. (H) L&C HCS ADOPTED UC

  24. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  25. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2021

  26. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MCCARTY

  27. (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED

  28. (H) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C

  29. (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  30. (H) DP: SNYDER, SCHRAGE, NELSON, KAUFMAN, MCCARTY, SPOHNHOLZ, FIELDS

  31. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 6

  32. (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NEW TITLE 7DP

  33. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): NELSON

  34. (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  35. (H) Moved HCS SB 21(L&C) Out of Committee

  36. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  37. (H) Minutes (HL&C)

  38. (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 3:00 pm --

  39. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 08:00 AM GRUENBERG 120

  40. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CRONK

  41. (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  42. (H) NR: KURKA, ZULKOSKY

  43. (H) DP: FIELDS, SPOHNHOLZ, MCCARTY, PRAX, SNYDER

  44. (H) HSS RPT 5DP 2NR

  45. (H) Minutes (HHSS)

  46. (H) Moved SB 21 Out of Committee

  47. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  48. (H) Minutes (HHSS)

  49. (H) Heard & Held

  50. (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106

  51. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE

  52. (H) HSS, L&C

  53. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  54. (S) VERSION: SB 21

  55. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  56. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  57. (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1

  58. (S) COSPONSOR(S): WILSON, GRAY-JACKSON, OLSON, KAWASAKI, STEVENS

  59. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 21

  60. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  61. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  62. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/22/2021

  63. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  64. (S) DP: HOLLAND, STEVENS, GRAY-JACKSON, REVAK

  65. (S) L&C RPT 4DP

  66. (S) Minutes (SL&C)

  67. (S) Moved SB 21 Out of Committee

  68. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  69. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  70. (S) NR: BEGICH

  71. (S) DP: WILSON, COSTELLO, HUGHES

  72. (S) HSS RPT 3DP 1NR

  73. (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  74. (S) Moved SB 21 Out of Committee

  75. (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  76. (S) COSPONSOR(S): COSTELLO, HUGHES, MICCICHE

  77. (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  78. (S) Heard & Held

  79. (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  80. (S) HSS, L&C

  81. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  82. (S) Prefile released 1/8/21

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Who sponsors SB 21?
SB 21 is sponsored by REVAK, Mia Costello (R), Micciche, Wilson, Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Donald Olson (D), Scott Kawasaki (D), Gary Stevens (R), and Shelley Hughes (R).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2021. Enacted.
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