Title 47, Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions

The department may establish cooperative agreements with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Department of Education and Early Development, and Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, and with other public or private sector organizations for th…

In the administration of this chapter, the department shall cooperate with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and shall take actions necessary to comply with the requirements of federal law to obtain public assistance block grants or other …

(a) The department may coordinate only with the following Alaska Native organizations, as designated under federal law, in the development of family assistance programs: (1) Arctic Slope Native Association; (2) Kawerak, Inc.; (3) Maniilaq Association; (4) Association of Village C…

(a) An applicant or participant who receives a determination from the department that denies, limits, or modifies the cash assistance, diversion payment, or self-sufficiency services provided under this chapter may request a hearing before the office of administrative hearings (A…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the department shall reduce the amount of cash assistance provided to the family of an Alaska temporary assistance program applicant or participant who, without good cause, fails to comply with a condition of the family self-sufficie…

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, and in addition to grants awarded under AS 47.27.050, the Department of Health may award and administer Alaska Native family assistance grants in accordance with this section. Unless specified otherwise in this section, …

(a) The department may develop a regional public assistance program for the administration of this chapter in order to provide state public assistance in a uniform and cost-effective manner in a region of this state if an Alaska Native organization is authorized to implement a fe…

In this chapter, (1) “Alaska Native family assistance grant” means a grant under AS 47.27.200; (2) “Alaska Native family assistance program” means a program funded in part by a grant under AS 47.27.200; (3) “cash assistance” means assistance for basic living expenses provided und…

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska temporary assistance program.

(a) The department shall (1) develop and submit to the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service a comprehensive program for the constructing and equipping of hospitals and other facilities for the examination, observation, care, and treatment of the mentally ill…

The department may accept on behalf of the state and deposit separate and apart from other public funds grants from the federal government or gifts or contributions from other sources to assist in carrying out the purposes of AS 47.30.350 — 47.30.400 and may expend the funds for …

Before implementation, the programs, plans, and actions of the department made under AS 47.30.350, except for the proposed geographic location of the mental health hospital, shall be reviewed by the legislative budget and audit committee. The review and findings of the budget and…

Funds to carry out AS 47.30.350 — 47.30.400 shall be set out in the appropriation bill authorizing the operating and capital expenditures of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 37.14.003(a) and submitted to the legislature under AS 37.07.020(a)(1).

The department may acquire existing facilities for mental health care.

The purpose of AS 47.30.350 — 47.30.400 is to provide for the constructing and equipping of hospitals and other facilities in this state needed for carrying out a comprehensive mental health program, to accept the benefits of 42 U.S.C. 274, and to authorize the department to take…

A person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this state, who has fled from another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which the person fled, be delivered up to be removed to the state where, at the time of the flight the person (1) was under d…

If the executive authority of a state demands of the executive authority of this state a fugitive under AS 47.30.410 and produces a copy of the commitment decree or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state fro…

All proceedings under AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in AS 47.30.410.

AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.

In AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 (1) “executive authority,” “governor,” and “chief magistrate,” respectively, as applied to a request to return a person under AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 to or from the District of Columbia, include a justice of the supreme court of the District of Columb…

AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 may be cited as the Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind.

The department shall (1) ascertain and keep current a list of all institutions in the state that have available facilities for the care and treatment of alcoholics and drug abusers; (2) encourage the development and advancement of standards of treatment of alcoholics and drug abu…

(a) A nonprofit corporation, a city or borough government, or other political subdivision of the state, or a combination of these, is eligible for grant-in-aid funds under this section. Applications shall be sent to the department. (b) Money available under this section shall be …

The department shall adopt regulations implementing AS 47.30.475. The regulations must provide for the method of application, the time for consideration of applications, the processing of applications, the type of record keeping, the requirements for reporting the progress and st…

The superior courts of this state may take judicial notice of the fact that an alcoholic is suffering from an illness and is in need of proper medical, advisory, or rehabilitative treatment.

The department may accept on behalf of the state and deposit, apart from other public funds, grants from the federal government or gifts or contributions from other sources to assist in carrying out the purposes of AS 47.30.470.

In AS 47.30.470 — 47.30.490, (1) “alcoholism” means a condition related to alcohol and concerns a physical compulsion which exists, coupled with a mental obsession; (2) “costs of improvement, renovation, or new construction of facilities” includes, in addition to costs directly r…

It is the purpose of the Community Mental Health Services Act to (1) provide a range of community-based inpatient, outpatient, and support services for persons with mental disorders; (2) assist communities in planning, organizing, and financing community mental health services th…

(a) It is the policy of the state that (1) the community mental health program provide a comprehensive and integrated system of community-based facilities, supports, and mental health services, including child and adolescent screening and diagnosis, inpatient, outpatient, prevent…

(a) The department shall administer the provisions of AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 and shall (1) define and develop standards for various levels and qualities of mental health care; (2) provide fiscal and professional technical assistance in planning, organizing, developing, implemen…

(a) A city or borough government or other political subdivision of the state, a nonprofit corporation, or a combination of these, is eligible to receive funds and administer local programs under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620. In order to ensure equitable access to funds and programs t…

The entities designated by the department to receive money under AS 47.30.540(b) shall provide one or more of the services that are set out in AS 44.25.290(i) to persons identified in AS 44.25.290.

An entity that provides community mental health services shall (1) make services available at times and locations that enable residents of the entity's service area to obtain services readily; (2) ensure each client's right to confidentiality and treatment with dignity; (3) estab…

(a) In a district designated by the department as a poverty area, the department may fund not more than 90 percent of the eligible costs of the community mental health services to be furnished under an entity's approved plan. (b) In a district that has not been designated by the …

The contracts for services provided for in AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 shall be reviewed, revised if necessary, and approved at the expiration of each contract year. A contract shall be approved if the department finds that the community entity has complied with its plan, AS 47.30.5…

The department shall adopt regulations specifying the types of services and program costs eligible for state participation. These regulations must include (1) a provision excluding capital expenditures as eligible costs; and (2) a requirement that the community entity contractor …

Plans and regulations adopted under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 must allow local programs sufficient administrative and program flexibility so that local community mental health programs may be joined with other programs such as intellectual and developmental disability programs, dr…

(a) An entity designated by the department under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 may provide community mental health services authorized under AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 through telehealth to a patient in this state. (b) If an individual employed by an entity designated by the department …

(a) The department shall adopt regulations to assure patient rights and to safeguard the confidential nature of records and information about the recipients of services provided under this chapter. The regulations must require that entities identified in AS 47.30.540(b) develop a…

In AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.610, (1) “authority” means the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established in AS 44.25.200; (2) “department” means the Department of Health; (3) “persons with mental disorders” means persons with disorders currently included within nationally accepted…

AS 47.30.520 — 47.30.620 may be cited as the Community Mental Health Services Act.

The purpose of the 1981 major revision of Alaska civil commitment statutes (AS 47.30.660 and 47.30.670 — 47.30.915) is to more adequately protect the legal rights of persons suffering from mental illness. The legislature has attempted to balance the individual's constitutional ri…

(a) The Department of Family and Community Services and the Department of Health, in cooperation, shall (1) prepare, and periodically revise and amend, a plan for an integrated comprehensive mental health program, as that term is defined by AS 44.25.290(i); the preparation of the…

A person 18 years of age or older may be voluntarily admitted to a treatment facility if the person is suffering from mental illness and voluntarily signs the admission papers.

(a) Upon the application of a person for voluntary admission, or at the time a person admitted under AS 47.30.690 reaches the age of 18, the person shall be given a copy of the following documents which shall be explained as necessary: (1) notice of rights as set out in AS 47.30.…

A patient who no longer meets the standards established in AS 47.30.670 shall be discharged from the treatment facility.