State, Division of Corp., Business & Professional Licensing, Alaska Board of Nursing v. Platt

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Board of Nursing denied ap-pellee's application to be certified as a nurse aide by examination based on the fact that she had previously been convicted of felony forgery. The superior court reversed the board's decision, holding that the board could not rely on the conviction because it had been set aside. Because we conclude that the board may properly consider a conviction that has been set aside and that substantial evidence supported the board's decision, we affirm the board's decision to deny the application.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

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