Sec. 08.68.340. - Prohibited conduct. - Alaska Statutes

(a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to

(1) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that is unlawfully obtained, signed, or issued;

(2) practice or offer to practice nursing without a license, unless the person is practicing within the scope of a delegation properly made under AS 08.68.405 or is giving necessary aid to the ill, injured, or infirm in an emergency;

(3) employ as a nurse a person who is not licensed to practice nursing;

(4) use in connection with the person's name a designation that implies that the person is a licensed nurse unless the person is licensed;

(5) practice nursing during the time that the person's license is suspended or revoked;

(6) practice nursing with knowledge that the person's license has lapsed;

(7) conduct a nursing education program and represent or imply that it is accredited by the board, unless the program has been accredited by the board.

(b) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally do any of the acts described in (a)(1) - (5) and (7) of this section.

(c) It is a violation for a person to practice nursing during the time that the person's license has lapsed if the person does not know that the license has lapsed.