(a) The department shall administer the statutes and regulations relating to the promotion and protection of the public health as provided by law. (b) In performing its duties under this chapter, AS 18.09, and AS 18.15.355 – 18.15.395, the department may (1) flexibly use the broad range of powers set out in this title assigned […]
The department shall prepare an annual report of its activities and notify the legislature not later than 10 days after it convenes that the report is available.
The department shall (1) cooperate with the federal government in matters of mutual concern pertaining to public health, the control of communicable diseases, maternal and child health and crippled children, and other matters within the scope of this title; (2) make reports, in the form and containing the information the federal government requires; (3) cooperate […]
(a) The department shall maintain on the Internet, in printable form, standard information that (1) contains geographically indexed material designed to inform a person of public and private agencies, services, clinics, and facilities that are available to assist a woman with the woman’s reproductive choices; the department shall include information about at least the following […]
The department shall prepare information regarding planned parenthood. The department shall place the information in public hospitals, clinics, or other health facilities throughout the state, and upon request of its administrator, in a private hospital, clinic, or health facility, so that members of the public may obtain the information voluntarily, without request. The department shall […]
The department shall prepare or obtain distributable information on fetal alcohol effects and the fetal health effects of chemical abuse and battering during pregnancy. The department shall make this information available to public hospitals, clinics, and other health facilities in the state for distribution to their patients.
(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with existing law for (1) the time, manner, information to be reported, and persons responsible for reporting for each disease or other condition of public health importance on the list developed under AS 18.15.370; (2) cooperation with local boards of health and health officers; (3) protection and promotion […]
(a) The department may, during reasonable business hours, inspect health care records maintained by physicians and other health care professionals, hospitals, out-patient clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities or agencies providing health care services to patients that would identify patients or establish characteristics of an identified patient with cancer required to be reported under 42 […]
A person who violates a provision of AS 18.05.040 or 18.05.042 or a regulation adopted under AS 18.05.040 or 18.05.042 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than one year. Each day that a person continues a violation […]
This chapter does not authorize the department to register, inspect, test, or otherwise regulate dental radiological equipment or records relating to dental radiological equipment regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners under AS 08.36.075.
In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of health; (2) “condition of public health importance” means a disease, syndrome, symptom, injury, or other threat to health that is identifiable on an individual or community level and can reasonably be expected to lead to adverse health effects in the community; (3) “department” means the Department […]
