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Article 1. Regulation of Hospitals.
Sec. 18.20.075. Risk management. - (a) To be eligible for a license, each hospital shall...
Sec. 18.20.080. Inspection and consultation for alterations. - (a) The department shall make annual inspections and investigations of...
Sec. 18.20.085. Hospital records retention. - (a) Unless specified otherwise by the department a hospital shall...
Sec. 18.20.095. Mental health patient's right to select staff; duties of hospital staff. - (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, a...
Sec. 18.20.130. Definitions. - In AS 18.20.075 - 18.20.130, (1) “department” means the Department...
Article 2. Alaska Hospital and Medical Facilities Survey and Construction Act.
Sec. 18.20.140. Purpose. - The purpose of AS 18.20.140 - 18.20.220 is to make...
Sec. 18.20.141. Department functions. - The department shall be the sole agency for the administration...
Sec. 18.20.150. Duties of department. - (a) For each of the following groups of facilities, hospitals...
Sec. 18.20.160. Priority of projects. - The state plan must set out the relative need for...
Sec. 18.20.170. Application for construction projects. - The state, a political subdivision of the state, or a...
Sec. 18.20.180. Approval of applications. - The commissioner of the department shall give every applicant an...
Sec. 18.20.190. Inspection of projects. - The commissioner of the department shall inspect each construction project...
Sec. 18.20.200. Acceptance of grants. - The department may accept on behalf of the state and...
Sec. 18.20.210. Definitions. - In AS 18.20.140 - 18.20.220, (1) “community mental health center”...
Sec. 18.20.220. Short title. - AS 18.20.140 - 18.20.220 may be cited as the Alaska...
Article 3. Nursing Facilities.
Sec. 18.20.300. State policy. - It is the policy of the state to ensure that...
Sec. 18.20.305. Nursing facility regulations. - The department shall adopt necessary regulations to implement AS 18.20.300...
Sec. 18.20.310. Sanctions for noncompliance. - (a) If the department finds that a nursing facility, or...
Sec. 18.20.320. Denial of payment. - The department shall deny payment under AS 47.07 or AS...
Sec. 18.20.330. Appeal; hearing. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630, the department, by regulation,...
Sec. 18.20.340. Civil fines. - In accordance with regulations adopted by the department under AS...
Sec. 18.20.350. Nursing facility resident security fund. - (a) There is established in the department, as a fund...
Sec. 18.20.360. Temporary management. - (a) If the department determines that the health or safety...
Sec. 18.20.370. Receivership. - (a) The department may petition the superior court for establishment...
Sec. 18.20.390. Definitions. - In AS 18.20.300 - 18.20.390, unless the context requires otherwise,...
Article 4. Overtime Limitations for Nurses.
Sec. 18.20.400. Limitations on nursing overtime. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a...
Sec. 18.20.410. Temporary nurse staffing emergency. - (a) If, after making a substantial and reasonable effort to...
Sec. 18.20.420. Health care facility complaint process for overtime work by nurses. - A health care facility shall provide for an anonymous process...
Sec. 18.20.430. Enforcement, offenses, and penalties. - (a) The commissioner shall administer AS 18.20.400 - 18.20.499 and...
Sec. 18.20.440. Prohibition of retaliation. - A health care facility may not discharge, discipline, threaten, discriminate...
Sec. 18.20.450. Report requirements. - (a) A health care facility shall file with the division...
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...
Sec. 18.20.470. Notice to employees. - A health care facility shall post and maintain, in places...
Sec. 18.20.499. Definitions. - In AS 18.20.400 - 18.20.499, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner...
Article 5. Discharge of Hospital Patients.
Sec. 18.20.500. Aftercare assessment and designation of caregiver. - Before discharging a patient, a hospital shall assess the patient's...
Sec. 18.20.510. Planning, instruction, and training. - (a) A hospital shall give the patient and the patient's...
Sec. 18.20.520. Notification of discharge. - A hospital shall notify a patient's designated caregiver of the...
Sec. 18.20.530. Discharge policies. - (a) A hospital shall adopt and maintain written discharge policies....
Sec. 18.20.540. Construction of provisions. - The provisions of AS 18.20.500 - 18.20.590 may not be...
Sec. 18.20.550. Coordination with other authority. - AS 18.20.500 - 18.20.590 may not be interpreted to interfere...
Sec. 18.20.590. Definitions. - In AS 18.20.500 - 18.20.590, (1) “aftercare” includes (A) assistance...