Sec. 18.20.440. Prohibition of retaliation.
A health care facility may not discharge, discipline, threaten, discriminate against, penalize, or file a report with the Board of Nursing against a nurse for exercising rights under AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499 or for the good faith reporting of an alleged violation of AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499.
Sec. 18.20.450. Report requirements.
(a) A health care facility shall file with the division of labor standards and safety, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, a semiannual report on a form provided by the department. The report for the six-month period ending June 30 must be filed before the following August 1, and the report for the six-month period […]
Sec. 18.20.460. Provisions not applicable to nurses employed in federal or tribal facilities.
The provisions of AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499 do not apply to a nurse employed in a health care facility that is operated by (1) the federal government; or (2) a tribal organization as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b.
Sec. 18.20.470. Notice to employees.
A health care facility shall post and maintain, in places readily accessible to individuals in the service of the health care facility, printed statements that describe employee rights and employer obligations under AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499 and regulations adopted under AS 18.20.430. The commissioner shall supply the printed statements to a health care facility without […]
Sec. 18.20.499. Definitions.
In AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development; (2) “health care facility” means a private, municipal, or state hospital; independent diagnostic testing facility; primary care outpatient facility; skilled nursing facility; kidney disease treatment center, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facility; ambulatory surgical facility; Alaska Pioneers’ Home or […]
Sec. 18.20.400. Limitations on nursing overtime.
(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a nurse in a health care facility may not be required or coerced, directly or indirectly, (1) to work beyond a predetermined and regularly scheduled shift that is agreed to by the nurse and the health care facility; or (2) to accept an assignment of overtime […]
Sec. 18.20.410. Temporary nurse staffing emergency.
(a) If, after making a substantial and reasonable effort to increase the number of available nurses on staff and failing in that effort, a health care facility in a rural community determines it is not able to meet the overtime limitations in AS 18.20.400 without putting the safety of its patients at risk of serious […]
Sec. 18.20.420. Health care facility complaint process for overtime work by nurses.
A health care facility shall provide for an anonymous process by which a patient or a nurse may make a complaint about staffing levels and patient safety that relate to overtime work by nurses and to limitations on overtime work by nurses under AS 18.20.400.
Sec. 18.20.430. Enforcement, offenses, and penalties.
(a) The commissioner shall administer AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499 and adopt regulations for implementing and enforcing AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499. (b) A complaint alleging a violation of AS 18.20.400 – 18.20.499 must be filed with the commissioner within 30 days after the date of the alleged violation. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the […]