NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to change occupational license fees charged to private professional guardians, private professional conservators, nursing home administrators, and professions regulated by the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives, Board of Marital and Family Therapy, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and the Board of Veterinary Examiners.
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 02 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with occupational licensing fees related to the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives, private professional guardians and conservators, Board of Marital and Family Therapy, nursing home administrators, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and the Board of Veterinary Examiners, including the following:
1. 12 AAC 02.145, Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives, is proposed to be changed to alter the certification and renewal fees for direct-entry midwives.
2. 12 AAC 02.225, Private professional guardian license and private professional conservator license, is proposed to be changed to alter the license and renewal fees for private professional guardians and private professional conservators.
3. 12 AAC 02.242, Board of Marital and Family Therapy, is proposed to be changed to alter the license and renewal fees for marital and family therapists.
4. 12 AAC 02.290, Nursing home administrators, is proposed to be changed to alter the license and renewal fees for nursing home administrators.
5. 12 AAC 02.300, Board of Examiners in Optometry, is proposed to be changed to alter the license and renewal fees for optometrists.
6. 12 AAC 02.350, Board of Veterinary Examiners, is proposed to be changed to alter the license, registration, and renewal fees for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Under AS 08.01.065, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development must establish fee levels so that the total amount of fees collected for an occupation approximately equals the actual regulatory costs for the occupation. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development has reviewed the income and expenses for each of the occupational licensing programs listed above and proposed fee changes that reflect, to the extent possible, the actual costs of the activities related to each of these programs.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments by mail, fax, or e-mail to:
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Fax: (907) 465-2974
E-mail:
jun.maiquis@alaska.gov
The written comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 15, 2012.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in the process for written comments, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 no later than October 8, 2012 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Jun Maiquis at the address or phone number above, or go to
http://commerce.alaska.gov/occ/pub/HWordOCCLICfees-SEP2012.pdf
After the public comment period ends, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. YOU SHOULD COMMENT DURING THE TIME ALLOWED IF YOUR INTERESTS COULD BE AFFECTED. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.062; AS 08.01.065; AS 08.01.100; AS 08.26.060; AS 08.63.100; AS 08.63.110; AS 08.63.130; AS 08.63.140; AS 08.65.100; AS 08.70.080; AS 08.70.130; AS 08.70.150; AS 08.72.191; AS 08.98.190
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.01.062; AS 08.01.065; AS 08.01.100; AS 08.26.060; AS 08.63.100; AS 08.63.110; AS 08.63.130; AS 08.63.140; AS 08.65.100; AS 08.70.080; AS 08.70.130; AS 08.70.150; AS 08.72.191; AS 08.98.190
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, please send your request to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing at the address above and include your name, address, and the occupational area in which you are interested.
DATE: 09/12/12
/s/
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and
Professional Licensing
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development – Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Occupational licensing fees.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 02.145, 12 AAC 02.225, 12 AAC 02.242, 12 AAC 02.290, 12 AAC 02.300, and 12 AAC 02.350.
4. Reason for the proposed action: Compliance with state statute.
5. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - #2360.
6. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2013 or in subsequent years.
7. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
(907) 465-2537
jun.maiquis@alaska.gov
8. The origin of the proposed action: Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
9. Date: 09/12/12
Prepared by: /s/
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist