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Failure to receive a renewal notice is not considered an excuse for non-renewal. A physician not intending to practice medicine

in Alaska may renew their license in an inactive status. If you practice in the state occasionally, you must renew your license in

active status. An inactive status license prohibits you from practicing; however, if you wish to reactivate your inactive license,

contact the licensing examiner for instructions.

It is illegal to practice medicine in Alaska with an inactive or lapsed license or permit.

PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT AND STUDENT LOANS

If the Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division has determined that you are in arrears on child support, or if the Alaska

Commission on Post-Secondary Education has determined you are in loan default, you may be issued a

nonrenewable

temporary license valid for 150 days. Contact Child Support Services at (907) 269-6900 or the Post-Secondary Education

office at (907) 465-2962 or 1-800-441-2962 to resolve payment issues.

PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

Applicants for medical licensure in Alaska may be required to have a personal interview either with an individual board member

or with the full board. Should an interview be required, you will be notified and an interview scheduled. An interview may be

required if, during the processing of your application, a question arises for which the board determines it requires additional

information from you.

PROCESSING TIME

In general, average processing time for a permanent license is eight to twelve weeks. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

Application processing time depends to a large extent on the response time from other organizations. Time required also

depends upon numerous factors out of our control. Because the length of processing time for applications varies considerably,

we urge you apply well in advance of your intended practice date. Please be patient until our processing is complete and the

permit is issued.

If there are any “Yes” responses or if adverse information is received, it will typically take longer to gather and evaluate

additional data. If the application is referred to the Investigations Unit for investigation of a particular issue, processing time is

extended by the time required to complete an investigation. Since investigations must be prioritized, it may take longer to

complete the file.

Please do not move to Alaska without a permit in hand.

SOCIAL SECURITY REQUIREMENT

Alaska Statute 08.01.060(b) requires an applicant for an occupational license to provide a United States social security number.

Applicants who are foreign citizens and are unable to obtain a social security number must contact the division office for

instructions. Social security numbers are required by federal law to be held confidential; we do not release these numbers to

the public.

STALE DOCUMENTS

If during the license application process certain documents become older than six months from the date the document was

received in our office, that document is considered to be stale and must be resubmitted. Affected documents include the

application, verifications of licensure from other licensing jurisdictions, the DEA clearance report, and the FPMB’s Board

Action Data Bank report.

STATE BUSINESS LICENSES

Physicians who are employees do not need to obtain an Alaska state business license; physicians who are independent

contractors must obtain a state business license. You may obtain a business license by contacting:

Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing

Business Licensing Section

Post Office Box 110806

Juneau AK 99811-0806

(907) 465-2550

TELEPHONE QUERIES

We have a very small staff and work hard to process applications as quickly as possible. Unnecessary telephone calls to our

offices delay processing. If the licensing examiner must spend time answering numerous telephone queries, application

processing time is affected. Because of the huge volume of telephone calls regarding the status of applications and because of

privacy issues, we must restrict our telephone responses to the applicant only. We will not discuss your application with

others. If you are concerned about your application being received in our office, mail it “certified – return receipt requested.”

You will have a verification of delivery returned to you by the post office.

08-4109 (Rev. 10/15/14)

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