(a) The board or a member designated by the board may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony concerning any matter within the board’s jurisdiction.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.72.060

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) The board may

(1) adopt a seal;
(2) define professional conduct and adopt rules of professional conduct.
(c) The board shall

(1) elect a chair and secretary from among its members;
(2) order a licensee to submit to a reasonable physical examination if the licensee’s physical capacity to practice safely is at issue;
(3) require that a licensee who has a federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number register with the controlled substance prescription database under Alaska Stat. § 17.30.200(n);
(4) publish advisory opinions regarding whether optometry practice procedures or policies comply with acceptable standards of the practice of optometry, as provided under this chapter.
(d)[Repealed by Sec. 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
(e)[Repealed by Sec. 23 ch 75 SLA 1980.]
(f)[Repealed by Sec. 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
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