Licensing Fees

RN/LPN Fees:	$  50.00 Nonrefundable Application Fee $215.00 Licensing Fee $  50.00 Temporary Permit Fee $  59.00 Fingerprint Processing Fee
ANP/RNA Fees:	$  50.00 Nonrefundable Application Fee $  75.00 Authorization Fee $  50.00 Prescriptive Authority Fee $  50.00 Controlled Substances              Application Fee $  50.00 Temporary Permit Fee
Nurse Aide Fees:	$  50.00 Nonrefundable Application Fee $180.00 Certification Fee $  59.00 Fingerprint Processing Fee $  50.00 Examination Fee
Other Fees:	$  20.00 Verification of Licensure Fee $    5.00 Name Change Fee $    5.00 Duplicate License Fee $  20.00 Framable Wall Certificate Fee

Alaska law requires each licensed profession to cover its own regulatory costs. (AS 08.01.065).

The following chart shows the percentage breakdown of board expenses.

There are two types of expenses: Direct and Indirect. Direct expenses include fees that can be specifically attributed to the Board of Nursing and Indirect expenses include office space rent, and other expenses that the division applies to all division licensees.

Direct and Indirect expenses include:

• Personal services (personnel)
• Travel (board meetings, conferences, investigations, hearings)
• Contractual services (telephone calls, postage, expert witnesses, Department of Law legal work; etc.)
• Supplies (paper, envelopes, etc.)
• Equipment (purchase and repair of computers, software, copy machines, etc)

Since the Board of Nursing must pay its own way, each licensee pays a share of that expense through licensing fees. Generally, the more licensees the lower the licensing fee.

About six months before the current license expiration date, the division reviews the board’s expenses for the prior two fiscal years and calculates licensing fees based on expenses, with consideration given to roll forward credits or debits and projected increases or decreases.