Heilala, Matt A.

Matt Heilala moved the Alaska State Medical Board's withdrawal of the urgent-situation declaration it made in November 2020, ending issuance of Emergency Courtesy Licenses as of July 1, 2022 after staff reported practitioners were using them to bypass the fuller locum tenens application.

May 20, 2022Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Matt Heilala moved the Alaska State Medical Board's adoption of a new regulation section, 12 AAC 40.046, creating temporary military courtesy licenses.

May 20, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Seconded and voted for the Alaska State Medical Board recommendation to change state law on temporary licenses to practice medicine, which now last six months with no renewal and carry set fees, so doctors can be licensed faster. The board sent the change to the sponsors of two telehealth bills (House Bill 265 and Senate Bill 175).

April 28, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Matt Heilala moved and voted for the Alaska State Medical Board's amendment of regulation 12 AAC 40.035, which cut temporary-permit criteria back to the statutory minimum so that temporary physician permits issued faster.

May 20, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Seconded and voted for the Alaska State Medical Board recommendation to change state law on temporary licenses to practice medicine, which now last six months with no renewal and carry set fees, so doctors can be licensed faster. The board sent the change to the sponsors of two telehealth bills (House Bill 265 and Senate Bill 175).

April 28, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 31, 2026

At the Alaska State Medical Board's March 3, 2022 meeting Matt Heilala publicly objected to pending telehealth legislation that loosened prescriptive authority, citing the opioid crisis as a reason for lawmakers and regulators to keep close watch on controlled-substance prescribing by out-of-state practitioners.

March 3, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Introduced the Alaska State Medical Board's statement on late-term abortion, telling the board Alaska is an outlier for the extremely permissive practice of abortion and that the statement aimed at transparency, not banning abortion. The board approved it unanimously and he voted yes.

August 22, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 7, 2026

Matt Heilala voted on August 22, 2025 to initiate an Alaska State Medical Board regulation project aimed at discouraging licensees from providing treatment for gender dysphoria in minors, and gave opening comments supporting the project.

August 22, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 7, 2026

Matt Heilala was seated as the first podiatrist ever to serve on the Alaska State Medical Board, introducing himself to the board as a lifelong Alaskan, a foot and ankle surgeon, and the owner of Alaska Foot and Ankle Specialists in Anchorage and Wasilla.

December 9, 2021

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Voted with the Alaska State Medical Board to adopt its official statement on COVID-19 treatment and misinformation. The statement said each doctor accused of spreading misinformation gets an individual hearing rather than blanket punishment. The board acted after about 1,600 emails and testimony from about 30 people.

December 9, 2021

Source: commerce.alaska.gov · researched July 31, 2026