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Article 1. Prenatal Blood Tests.
Sec. 18.15.150. Taking of blood sample. - Each licensed physician and in the absence of a licensed...
Sec. 18.15.160. Test for syphilis. - For the purposes of AS 18.15.150 - 18.15.180 a standard...
Sec. 18.15.170. Report of birth. - In reporting a birth and stillbirth, the physician and other...
Sec. 18.15.180. Penalty. - A licensed physician or licensed nurse attending a pregnant woman...
Article 2. Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Other Heritable Diseases.
Sec. 18.15.200. Screening for phenylketonuria. - (a) A physician who attends a newborn child shall cause...
Sec. 18.15.205. Screening for congenital heart disease. - (a) A provider of birthing services who attends a birth...
Sec. 18.15.210. Testing for certain other heritable diseases. - The department shall administer and provide services for testing for...
Article 3. Hepatitis B.
Sec. 18.15.250. Hepatitis B testing and vaccination program for volunteer emergency personnel. - (a) The department shall establish a program under which hepatitis...
Article 4. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Sec. 18.15.270. Testing procedures. - (a) The department shall make available on a statewide basis...
Article 5. Blood Tests of Persons Charged with Sex Offenses.
Sec. 18.15.300. Order for blood test; disclosure of results. - (a) A defendant charged in a criminal complaint, indictment, presentment,...
Sec. 18.15.310. Testing; test results. - (a) The withdrawal of blood for a test under AS...
Sec. 18.15.320. Cost of performing test; reimbursement. - (a) The cost of performing a blood test under AS...
Article 6. Public Health Authority and Powers.
Sec. 18.15.355. Prevention and control of conditions of public health importance. - (a) The department may use the powers and provisions set...
Sec. 18.15.360. Data collection. - (a) The department is authorized to collect, analyze, and maintain...
Sec. 18.15.362. Acquisition and use of identifiable health information; public health purpose. - The department may acquire and use identifiable health information collected...
Sec. 18.15.365. Information security safeguards. - (a) The department shall acquire, use, disclose, and store identifiable...
Sec. 18.15.370. Reportable disease list. - The department shall maintain a list of reportable diseases or...
Sec. 18.15.375. Epidemiological investigation. - (a) The department may investigate conditions of public health importance...
Sec. 18.15.380. Medical treatment. - (a) A health care practitioner or public health agent who...
Sec. 18.15.385. Isolation and quarantine. - (a) The department may isolate or quarantine an individual or...
Sec. 18.15.390. Powers of the department in a public health disaster. - If the governor declares a condition of disaster emergency under...
Sec. 18.15.392. Representation; guardian ad litem. - An individual who is the respondent in proceedings under AS...
Sec. 18.15.393. Report to legislature. - The department shall annually report to the legislature the activities...
Sec. 18.15.395. Definitions. - In AS 18.15.355 - 18.15.395, unless the context otherwise requires,...
Article 7. Blood Testing of Prisoners and Others for Bloodborne Pathogens.
Sec. 18.15.400. Bloodborne pathogen testing of prisoners, certain adult or juvenile offenders, and public safety officers; required disclosures and consent. - (a) When requested by a public safety officer who may...
Sec. 18.15.410. Consent for testing; court order for testing; exception. - (a) When a public safety officer has made a request...
Sec. 18.15.420. Testing without consent. - (a) When a public safety officer has made a request...
Sec. 18.15.440. Confidentiality; penalties for unauthorized disclosure; immunity. - (a) Bloodborne pathogens test results of an adult or juvenile...
Sec. 18.15.445. Assistance by departments and municipalities. - The department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of...
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”...
Article 8. General Provisions.
Sec. 18.15.900. Definition. - In this chapter, “department” means the Department of Health.