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Headquarters | Juneau, Alaska |
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Website | https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/ |
The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) is a department within the government of Alaska. The department contains the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO). [2] It conducts board certification of physicians and nurses, [3] [4] and issues licenses for many other professions. It is also involved in healthcare reimbursements. [5]
Since November 2020, the state medical board has approved about 200 of the emergency licenses without issues, according to Glenn Hoskinson, spokesperson for the state Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, which oversees the Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing. The division provides staff for the medical board.