Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Alaska facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Alaska Board of Nursing and the University of Alaska System, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Alaska facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Alaska Board of Nursing sits within the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, and its official website is ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/BoardofNursing. (source)
- Board of Nursing. RN exam applicants need a Nursing Program Verification form sent directly from their school to the Board, confirming completion of an approved nursing program. (source)
- Licensure background check. Applicants for RN licensure by examination submit an FD-258 fingerprint card, which the Board sends to the Alaska Department of Public Safety for a state and FBI criminal background check. (source)
- Licensure background check. The application tells applicants to get fingerprinted at local law enforcement or another authorized agency. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. The University of Alaska System has three separately accredited universities (UAA, UAF and UAS) with community campuses and extended learning centers across Alaska. (source)
- Allied health. The Alaska Office of EMS licenses EMS providers, including EMTs, Advanced EMTs, paramedics and emergency medical dispatchers. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
When a clinical site or an accreditation reviewer asks for a student’s records, you need them in one place and current, not spread across email, paper folders and spreadsheets. One record per student, with dates and documents together, answers the question in minutes. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Alaska programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Alaska Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Alaska?
The Alaska Board of Nursing.
What does Alaska require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Applicants for RN licensure by examination submit an FD-258 fingerprint card, which the Board sends to the Alaska Department of Public Safety for a state and FBI criminal background check. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Alaska’s community and technical college system?
The University of Alaska System has three separately accredited universities (UAA, UAF and UAS) with community campuses and extended learning centers across Alaska.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Alaska Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- Alaska Board of Nursing - Registered Nurse License by Examination Application (08-4112)
- About UA - University of Alaska System
- Alaska Department of Health - Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
This page summarizes Alaska agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.