Sec. 18.15.440. Confidentiality; penalties for unauthorized disclosure; immunity.
(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 a bloodborne pathogen-related illness. (b) An […]
Sec. 18.15.445. Assistance by departments and municipalities.
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.
Sec. 18.15.450. Definitions for AS 18.15.400 – 18.15.450.
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 microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans; these pathogens […]
Sec. 18.15.900. Definition.
In this chapter, “department” means the Department of Health.
Sec. 18.15.365. Information security safeguards.
(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 environment. (b) The department shall expunge, in a confidential manner, identifiable health information collected under AS […]
Sec. 18.15.370. Reportable disease list.
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; pathogens; or environmental, toxic, or other hazardous substances. The department shall regularly maintain and […]
Sec. 18.15.375. Epidemiological investigation.
(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 sources of exposure or infection and ensure that they are subject to proper control measures, and determine […]
Sec. 18.15.380. Medical treatment.
(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 department may administer medication or other medical treatment, including […]
Sec. 18.15.385. Isolation and quarantine.
(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 the department consistent with the provisions of this section and other law. (b) […]
Sec. 18.15.390. Powers of the department in a public health disaster.
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, and compel the evacuation of, or decontaminate or cause to be […]