A contract entered into to carry out the purposes of AS 18.23.300 must require that the contractor meet applicable federal and state requirements for protecting health information privacy and security and nationally recognized standards for interoperability of health information technology.
In AS 18.23.300 - 18.23.325, (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of health; (2) "department" means the Department of Health; (3) "system" means the statewide electronic health information exchange system established under AS 18.23.300.