Sec. 47.30.840. Right to privacy and personal possessions; other rights.
(a) A person undergoing evaluation or treatment under AS 47.30.660 – 47.30.915 (1) may not be photographed without the person’s consent and that of the person’s guardian if a minor, except that the person may be photographed upon admission to a facility for identification and for administrative purposes of the facility; all photographs shall be […]
Sec. 47.30.907. Report to Department of Public Safety.
(a) Notwithstanding AS 47.30.845, when a superior court orders the involuntary commitment of a person under AS 47.30.735 – 47.30.755 or when relief from a disability resulting from an involuntary commitment or an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence is granted under AS 47.30.851(b), the court shall immediately transmit the following information, if known, […]
Sec. 47.30.845. Confidential records.
Information and records obtained in the course of a screening investigation, evaluation, examination, or treatment are confidential and are not public records, except as the requirements of a hearing under AS 47.30.660 – 47.30.915 may necessitate a different procedure. Information and records may be copied and disclosed under regulations established by the department only to […]
Sec. 47.30.910. Payment of patient expenses.
(a) A patient, the patient’s spouse, or the patient’s parent if the patient is under 18 years of age shall pay the charges for the care, transportation, and treatment of the patient when the patient is hospitalized under AS 47.30.670 – 47.30.915 at a state-operated facility, an evaluation facility, or a designated treatment facility providing […]
Sec. 47.30.847. Patients’ grievance procedures.
(a) A patient has the right to bring grievances about the patient’s treatment, care, or rights to an impartial body within an evaluation facility or designated treatment facility. (b) An evaluation facility and a designated treatment facility shall have a formal grievance procedure for patient grievances brought under (a) of this section. The facility shall […]
Sec. 47.30.912. Regulations.
The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 47.30.700 – 47.30.915.
Sec. 47.30.850. Sealing records.
Following the discharge of a person from a treatment facility or the issuance of a court order denying a petition for commitment, the person may at any time move to have all court records pertaining to the proceedings sealed on condition that the person file a full release of all claims of whatever nature arising […]
Sec. 47.30.915. Definitions.
In AS 47.30.660 – 47.30.915, (1) “adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence” means a court order finding that a person is (A) not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill under AS 12.47.040; (B) incompetent to stand trial for a criminal offense under AS 12.47.100 – 12.47.120; or (C) a danger […]
Sec. 47.30.851. Relief from legal disability.
(a) A person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) as a result of an involuntary commitment or an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence that occurred in this state may, at any time, move to be relieved from the disability resulting from an involuntary commitment or an […]
Sec. 47.30.855. Posting of rights.
The rights set out in AS 47.30.817 – 47.30.855 shall be prominently posted in all treatment facilities in places accessible to all patients. A patient who does not understand English shall have the patient rights explained in a language the patient understands.