00               HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 274(L&C)                                                             
01 "An Act relating to issuance of a locum tenens permit for a physician or osteopath; and                                 
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 08.64.275(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (a)  A member of the board or its executive secretary may grant a temporary                                  
06       permit to a physician or osteopath for the purpose of                                                             
07                 (1)  substituting for another physician or osteopath licensed in this                               
08       state;                                                                                                        
09                 (2)  being temporarily employed by a physician or osteopath                                         
10       licensed in this state while that physician or osteopath evaluates the permittee for                          
11       permanent employment; or                                                                                      
12                 (3)  being temporarily employed by a hospital or community                                          
13       mental health center while the facility attempts to fill a vacant permanent                                   
14       physician or osteopath staff position with a physician or osteopath licensed in this                          

01       state [. THE PERMIT IS VALID FOR 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. IF                                                      
02       CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT, AN EXTENSION OF THE PERMIT MAY BE                                                          
03       GRANTED BY THE BOARD OR ITS DESIGNEE].                                                                            
04    * Sec. 2.  AS 08.64.275(e) is amended to read:                                                                     
05            (e)  A permit issued under this section is initially valid for 90 consecutive                            
06       calendar days.  Upon request by a permittee, a permit issued under this section                               
07       shall be extended for 60 calendar days by the board or its designee if, before the                            
08       expiration of the initial 90-day permit, the permittee submits to the department a                            
09       completed application form and the fee required for licensure under this chapter,                             
10       except that the board may refuse to grant a request for an extension for the same                             
11       reasons the board may refuse to grant a license under AS 08.64.240.  Permits and                              
12       extensions of permits issued to an individual under this section [TO AN                                       
13       INDIVIDUAL] are not valid for more than 240 calendar days during any consecutive                              
14       24 months.                                                                                                      
15    * Sec. 3.  AS 08.64.275 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
16            (f)  Notwithstanding (e) of this section, a permit issued under this section may                             
17       be extended by the board or its designee for a time period that exceeds the limit                                 
18       established in (e) of this section if the board or its designee determines that the                               
19       extension is necessary in order to provide essential medical services for the protection                          
20       of public health and safety and the board has received a                                                          
21                 (1)  clearance report from the National Practitioner Data Bank;                                         
22                 (2)  physician profile from the American Medical Association or the                                     
23       American Osteopathic Association;                                                                                 
24                 (3)  clearance report from the United States Drug Enforcement                                           
25       Administration; and                                                                                               
26                 (4)  completed application form and the fee required for licensure under                                
27       this chapter.                                                                                                     
28    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).