Sec. 47.30.655. Purpose and principles of major revision.

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 right to physical liberty and the state’s interest in protecting society from persons who […]

Sec. 47.30.660. Cooperative powers and duties of the Department of Family and Community Services and the Department of Health.

(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 plan and any revision or amendment of it shall (A) be […]