Who may perform the pre-treatment exam in Alaska?
Intake · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Not delegable — assessment of the patient's medical condition and formulation of the plan of care sit on Alaska's non-delegable list, so a delegating physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or PA must do the exam. The cited rules don't settle whether an APRN may.
Alaska answers this as a non-delegation rule rather than as an examination requirement. “Duties that require the exercise of professional medical knowledge or judgment or complex medical skills may not be delegated.” The enumerated list opens with “the assessment of the patient’s medical condition, and referral and follow-up” and “formulation of the plan of medical care and evaluation of the patient’s response to the care provided”, so the pre-treatment evaluation stays with the delegating physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant and cannot be handed to an unlicensed person.
12 AAC 40.920(f) (duties that may not be delegated) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Alaska rules
The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on a physician or physician assistant for rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is not a controlled substance to a person without conducting a physical examination if
AS 08.64.364(a) (Prescription of drugs without physical examination) · verified Sep 5, 2026
the physician, physician assistant, or another licensed health care provider in the medical practice is available to provide follow-up care; and
AS 08.64.364(a)(1) (Follow-up care condition) · verified Sep 5, 2026
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