PMHNP · Alaska
Supervision Agreement for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Alaska
No. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners practice independently here. Alaska does not require one.
Alaska's APRN framework is role-based/population-focus-based, not specialty-tiered — 12 AAC 44.380/.430 define scope by reference to the relevant national certifying body's statement for whatever population focus (including psychiatric-mental health) the APRN holds. No PMHNP-specific restriction exists; identical to `np` above.
What the supervision must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
No proximity requirement
Same as general NP — no supervising-physician relationship exists.
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Separate prescribing terms required · controlled substances permitted
Same statutory framework as general NP (12 AAC 44.440/.445); psychiatric prescribing in practice skews toward Schedule II stimulants and Schedule IV benzodiazepines more heavily — a cost/risk judgment reflected in calculatorWeights, not a different legal limit.
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional — same as general NP; no population-focus carve-out exists.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Licensee-only ownership required — Same as the general `np` entry — AS 10.45 Professional Corporation Act.
Legal sources for these rules (2)
- 12 AAC 44.380 — Role and Population Focus
- 12 AAC 44.430 — Scope of Practice by National Certifying Body
What a supervising physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Alaska
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Standard-tier state.
About Alaska's rules
All four APRN roles (NP, CRNA, CNM, CNS) share one statutory framework (AS 08.68.850, 12 AAC 44) with FULL independent practice and no collaborative agreement. PA law is mid-transition: SB 89 would add a 4,000-hour conditional pathway effective ~Sept. 16, 2026, but its enrolled text couldn't be verified — current codified law (below) still requires a standing collaborative plan with no experience-based exit.
Other clinicians in Alaska: see the state overview.