In AS 18.20.075 - 18.20.130,
(1) “department” means the Department of Health;
(2) “hospital” means an institution or establishment, public or private, devoted primarily to providing diagnosis, treatment, or care over a continuous period of 24 hours each day for two or more nonrelated individuals suffering from illness, physical or mental disease, injury or deformity, or any other condition for which medical or surgical services would be appropriate.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Chapter 20. Hospitals and Nursing Facilities
Article 1. Regulation of Hospitals.
Sec. 18.20.075. Risk management.
Sec. 18.20.080. Inspection and consultation for alterations.
Sec. 18.20.085. Hospital records retention.
Sec. 18.20.095. Mental health patient's right to select staff; duties of hospital staff.