Title 18 — Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
43 chapters · 1,022 sections in this title.
AS 18.15.010 Secs. 18.15.010 — 18.15.050. Infectious and contagious diseases. [Repealed, § 2 ch 63 SLA 1972.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.15.060 Secs. 18.15.060 — 18.15.110. Physical examination of nonresident employees. [Repealed, § 1 ch 130 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.15.120 Secs. 18.15.120 — 18.15.137. Tuberculosis. [Repealed, § 12 ch 54 SLA 2005.]
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AS 18.15.138 Penalty. [Repealed, § 13 ch 73 SLA 1995.]
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AS 18.15.139 Secs. 18.15.139 — 18.15.149. Court authorization of detention; title to and inventory of equipment allotted to private institutions; religious treatment for tuberculosis; screening of school employees; limited immunity; definitions. [Repealed, § 12 ch 54 SLA 2005.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.15.150 Taking of blood sample.
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Each licensed physician and in the absence of a licensed physician each licensed graduate nurse who attends a pregnant woman for conditions relating to the pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery shall take, or have taken, a sample of the blood of the woman at the…
AS 18.15.160 Test for syphilis.
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For the purposes of AS 18.15.150 — 18.15.180 a standard serological test is a test for syphilis approved by the department and shall be performed in a laboratory or clinic approved by the department. On request the laboratory test required by AS 18.15.150 — 18.15.180 shall be per…
AS 18.15.170 Report of birth.
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In reporting a birth and stillbirth, the physician and other person required to make the report shall state on the certificate whether a serological test for syphilis has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child and the approximate date when the …
AS 18.15.180 Penalty.
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A licensed physician or licensed nurse attending a pregnant woman during the period of gestation or at delivery, or a representative of a laboratory or clinic who violates AS 18.15.150 — 18.15.180 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not mor…
AS 18.15.190 [Renumbered as AS 18.15.900.]
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Article 2. Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Other Heritable Diseases.
AS 18.15.200 Screening for phenylketonuria.
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(a) A physician who attends a newborn child shall cause this child to be tested for phenylketonuria (PKU). If the mother is delivered in the absence of a physician, the nurse who first visits the child shall cause this test to be performed. (b) The department shall adopt regulati…
AS 18.15.205 Screening for congenital heart disease.
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(a) A provider of birthing services who attends a birth in the state shall ensure that, as close to 24 hours after the birth as feasible, screening for congenital heart defects through pulse oximetry equipment and methods appropriate for use on a newborn is performed on the newbo…
AS 18.15.210 Testing for certain other heritable diseases.
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Article 3. Hepatitis B. The department shall administer and provide services for testing for other heritable diseases that lead to intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, or both, and physical disabilities as screening programs accepted by current medical practice …
AS 18.15.250 Hepatitis B testing and vaccination program for volunteer emergency personnel.
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Article 4. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. (a) The department shall establish a program under which hepatitis B testing and vaccination is reasonably accessible at no charge to all volunteer emergency medical and rescue personnel in the state who provide an emergency medical or rescue s…
AS 18.15.270 Testing procedures.
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(a) The department shall make available on a statewide basis the best current testing method available to detect gonorrhea and chlamydia. (b) The department shall use the best current testing method available for diagnosis of gonorrhea and chlamydia.
AS 18.15.300 Order for blood test; disclosure of results.
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(a) A defendant charged in a criminal complaint, indictment, presentment, or information filed with a magistrate or court with a violation of AS 11.41.410 — 11.41.450 that includes sexual penetration as an element of the offense, or a minor with respect to whom a petition has bee…
AS 18.15.310 Testing; test results.
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(a) The withdrawal of blood for a test under AS 18.15.300 - 18.15.320 shall be performed in a medically approved manner. Only a physician or physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64, registered or advanced practice registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified emerg…
AS 18.15.320 Cost of performing test; reimbursement.
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Article 6. Public Health Authority and Powers. (a) The cost of performing a blood test under AS 18.15.300 shall be paid by the department. (b) If a defendant for whom a blood test has been ordered under AS 18.15.300 is convicted of an offense for which the defendant was charged, …
AS 18.15.350 SARS control program authorization. [Repealed, § 12 ch 54 SLA 2005.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 18.15.355 Prevention and control of conditions of public health importance.
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(a) The department may use the powers and provisions set out in AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395 to prevent, control, or ameliorate conditions of public health importance or accomplish other essential public health services and functions. (b) In performing its duties under AS 18.15.355 —…
AS 18.15.360 Data collection.
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(a) The department is authorized to collect, analyze, and maintain databases of information related to (1) risk factors identified for conditions of public health importance; (2) morbidity and mortality rates for conditions of public health importance; (3) community indicators re…
AS 18.15.362 Acquisition and use of identifiable health information; public health purpose.
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The department may acquire and use identifiable health information collected under AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395 only if the (1) acquisition and use of the information relates directly to a public health purpose; (2) acquisition and use of the information is reasonably likely to contr…
AS 18.15.365 Information security safeguards.
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(a) The department shall acquire, use, disclose, and store identifiable health information collected under AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395 in a confidential manner that safeguards the security of the information, and maintain the information in a physically and technologically secure en…
AS 18.15.370 Reportable disease list.
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The department shall maintain a list of reportable diseases or other conditions of public health importance that must be reported to the department. The list may include birth defects, cancers, injuries, and diseases or other conditions caused by exposure to microorganisms; patho…
AS 18.15.375 Epidemiological investigation.
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(a) The department may investigate conditions of public health importance in the state through methods of epidemiological investigation. The department may also ascertain the existence of cases of illness or other conditions of public health importance, investigate potential sour…
AS 18.15.380 Medical treatment.
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(a) A health care practitioner or public health agent who examines or treats an individual who has or may have been exposed to a contagious disease shall instruct the individual about the measures for preventing transmission of the disease and the need for treatment. (b) The depa…
AS 18.15.385 Isolation and quarantine.
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(a) The department may isolate or quarantine an individual or group of individuals if isolation or quarantine is the least restrictive alternative necessary to prevent the spread of a contagious or possibly contagious disease to others in accordance with regulations adopted by th…
AS 18.15.390 Powers of the department in a public health disaster.
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If the governor declares a condition of disaster emergency under AS 26.23.020(c) due to an outbreak of disease or a credible threat of an imminent outbreak of disease, the department, in coordination with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, may (1) close, direct, an…
AS 18.15.392 Representation; guardian ad litem.
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An individual who is the respondent in proceedings under AS 18.15.375(e) or 18.15.385 has the right to be represented by counsel in the proceedings. If the individual cannot afford an attorney, the court shall direct the Public Defender Agency to provide an attorney. The court ma…
AS 18.15.393 Report to legislature.
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The department shall annually report to the legislature the activities conducted by the department under AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395, including information pertaining to the number of individuals quarantined, the purpose for the quarantine, and the length of the quarantine.
AS 18.15.395 Definitions.
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Article 7. Blood Testing of Prisoners and Others for Bloodborne Pathogens. In AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “Alaska Native organization” means an organization recognized by the United States Indian Health Service to provide health-related se…
AS 18.15.400 Bloodborne pathogen testing of prisoners, certain adult or juvenile offenders, and public safety officers; required disclosures and consent.
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(a) When requested by a public safety officer who may have received a significant exposure from an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner, the employing agency shall follow the testing procedures of AS 18.15.400 — 18.15.450 if (1) a physician licensed under AS 08 determines tha…
AS 18.15.410 Consent for testing; court order for testing; exception.
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(a) When a public safety officer has made a request under AS 18.15.400, except as provided in (b) or (c) of this section or in AS 18.15.420, before collecting and testing the blood of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner, the employing agency shall first obtain the consent…
AS 18.15.420 Testing without consent.
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(a) When a public safety officer has made a request under AS 18.15.400, the employing agency shall file a petition in the superior court for a court order requiring the adult or juvenile offender or prisoner to provide a blood sample for testing for bloodborne pathogens. The empl…
AS 18.15.440 Confidentiality; penalties for unauthorized disclosure; immunity.
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(a) Bloodborne pathogens test results of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner are confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in AS 18.15.400 — 18.15.450 and as needed for the treatment or medical care of an adult or juvenile offender or a prisoner specific to…
AS 18.15.445 Assistance by departments and municipalities.
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The department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections, and each municipality shall assist public safety officers and employing agencies in complying with the requirements of AS 18.15.400 — 18.15.450.
AS 18.15.450 Definitions for AS 18.15.400 — 18.15.450.
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Article 8. General Provisions. In AS 18.15.400 — 18.15.450, (1) “adult or juvenile offender” means a person in custody, arrested, or charged under a criminal complaint or a minor being held or subject to a petition under AS 47.12; (2) “bloodborne pathogens” means pathogenic micro…
AS 18.15.900 Definition.
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In this chapter, “department” means the Department of Health.