Alaska Statutes
Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions

Sec. 47.30.895. Disposition of unclaimed property; recovery of personal property. - (a) Those unclaimed articles of personal property that are covered...

Sec. 47.30.900. Diligent inquiry; personal property delivery and claims. - The department shall make diligent inquiry in every instance after...

Sec. 47.30.905. Fees and expenses for judicial proceedings. - (a) The witnesses, expert witnesses, and the jury in commitment...

Sec. 47.30.907. Report to Department of Public Safety. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 47.30.845, when a superior court orders the...

Sec. 47.30.910. Payment of patient expenses. - (a) A patient, the patient's spouse, or the patient's parent...

Sec. 47.30.912. Regulations. - The department shall adopt regulations to implement AS 47.30.700 -...

Sec. 47.30.915. Definitions. - In AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915, (1) “adjudication of mental illness...

Chapter 31. Mental Health Treatment Assistance Program

Sec. 47.31.005. Applicability. - This chapter applies only to those patients who have received...

Sec. 47.31.010. Eligibility for assistance. - (a) The department shall provide financial assistance under this chapter...

Sec. 47.31.015. Application for assistance. - (a) To receive assistance under this chapter, a patient or...

Sec. 47.31.020. Decision on eligibility. - (a) Within 30 days after receiving a complete application, the...

Sec. 47.31.025. Eligible services; rates. - The department shall identify the type and level of services...

Sec. 47.31.030. Payment. - If the department determines that a patient is eligible for...

Sec. 47.31.032. Access to records and information by the department. - The department is authorized to review, obtain, and copy confidential...

Sec. 47.31.035. Appeals. - (a) A patient or the patient's legal representative may appeal...

Sec. 47.31.090. Regulations. - The department shall, after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health...

Sec. 47.31.100. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “commissioner”...

Chapter 32. Centralized Licensing and Related Administrative Procedures

Sec. 47.32.010. Purpose and applicability. - (a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish centralized...

Sec. 47.32.020. Requirement to obtain a license; exemption. - (a) An entity may not operate a facility described in...

Sec. 47.32.030. Powers of the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services; delegation to municipality. - (a) For each entity over which it has licensing authority...

Sec. 47.32.032. Foster care license; variance. - (a) The department shall streamline the application and licensing paperwork...

Sec. 47.32.040. Application for license. - A person shall apply to the applicable department for a...

Sec. 47.32.050. Provisional license; biennial license. - (a) After an entity submits an application under AS 47.32.040,...

Sec. 47.32.060. License renewal. - (a) At least 90 days before expiration of a biennial...

Sec. 47.32.070. Notice of denial or conditions; appeal. - (a) If the applicable department denies an application for or...

Sec. 47.32.080. Posting; license not transferable. - (a) A license issued under this chapter shall be posted...

Sec. 47.32.090. Complaints; investigation; retaliation. - (a) A person who believes that an entity has violated...

Sec. 47.32.100. Cooperation with investigation. - An entity shall cooperate with an investigation initiated by the...

Sec. 47.32.110. Right of access and inspection. - (a) A designated agent or employee of a department with...

Sec. 47.32.120. Report. - (a) Within 10 working days after completing an investigation or...

Sec. 47.32.130. Enforcement action: immediate revocation or suspension. - (a) If the applicable department's report of investigation or inspection...

Sec. 47.32.140. Violations, compliance, and enforcement. - (a) If the report of investigation or inspection under AS...

Sec. 47.32.150. Hearings. - (a) Upon receipt of a timely request for a hearing...

Sec. 47.32.160. Immunity. - (a) The Department of Health and the Department of Family...

Sec. 47.32.170. Criminal penalty. - A person who intentionally or with criminal negligence violates a...

Sec. 47.32.180. Confidentiality; release of certain information. - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following are...

Sec. 47.32.190. Access to information. - Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the divisions of each...

Sec. 47.32.200. Notices required of entities. - (a) An entity shall provide the department with licensing authority...

Sec. 47.32.900. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “ambulatory surgical center” means a facility...

Chapter 33. Assisted Living Homes

Article 1. Scope; Services; Operations.

Sec. 47.33.005. Purpose. - The purpose of this chapter is to (1) contribute to...

Sec. 47.33.010. Applicability. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, this...

Sec. 47.33.020. Health-related services allowed in assisted living homes. - (a) This chapter does not prohibit the resident of an...

Sec. 47.33.030. Advance payments. - (a) An assisted living home may not require a resident...

Sec. 47.33.040. Residents' money. - (a) Except for advance payments under AS 47.33.030, an assisted...

Sec. 47.33.050. Temporary absence. - (a) An assisted living home may agree to reserve space...

Sec. 47.33.060. House rules. - (a) An assisted living home may establish house rules. The...

Sec. 47.33.070. Resident files. - (a) An assisted living home shall maintain, for each resident...

Sec. 47.33.080. Closure or relocation; change of mailing address. - (a) Not later than 90 days before the voluntary closing...

Sec. 47.33.090. Rate increase. - An assisted living home may not increase the rate charged...

Article 2. Residency; Assisted Living Plans.

Sec. 47.33.200. Commencement of residency. - A person may not begin to reside in an assisted...

Sec. 47.33.210. Residential services contracts. - (a) A person may not begin residency in an assisted...

Sec. 47.33.220. Assisted living plan required. - An assisted living home shall ensure that an assisted living...

Sec. 47.33.230. Assisted living plan contents; distribution. - (a) An assisted living plan for a resident of an...

Sec. 47.33.240. Evaluation of assisted living plan. - (a) An assisted living home resident or the resident's representative,...

Article 3. Resident's Rights.

Sec. 47.33.300. Residents' rights. - (a) Subject to (c) of this section, a resident of...

Sec. 47.33.310. Notice of rights. - (a) At the time a person begins residency in an...

Sec. 47.33.320. Access to assisted living home. - An assisted living home shall allow advocates and the representatives...

Sec. 47.33.330. Prohibitions. - (a) An assisted living home, including staff of the home,...

Sec. 47.33.340. Resident grievance procedure. - (a) An assisted living home shall establish a written grievance...

Sec. 47.33.350. Retaliation against home resident. - (a) An assisted living home may not take retaliatory action...

Sec. 47.33.360. Involuntary termination of contract. - (a) An assisted living home may not terminate a residential...

Article 4. Forms.

Sec. 47.33.420. Standard forms. - The Department of Health shall develop standard forms that assisted...

Article 5. General Provisions.

Sec. 47.33.990. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “activities of daily living” means walking,...

Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act

Sec. 47.37.010. Declaration of policy. - It is the policy of the state to recognize, appreciate,...

Sec. 47.37.030. Powers of department. - The department may (1) plan, establish, and maintain programs for...

Sec. 47.37.040. Duties of department. - The department shall (1) develop, encourage, and foster statewide, regional,...

Sec. 47.37.045. Community action against substance abuse grants. - (a) [Repealed, § 12 ch 42 SLA 1997.] (b) A...

Sec. 47.37.050. Interdepartmental coordinating committee. - (a) An interdepartmental coordinating committee is created, composed of the...

Sec. 47.37.120. Program development and implementation. - (a) The department shall carry out the development and implementation...

Sec. 47.37.125. Payment for services. - Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the mental...

Sec. 47.37.130. Comprehensive program for treatment; regional facilities. - (a) The department shall establish a comprehensive and coordinated program...

Sec. 47.37.140. Treatment facilities. - (a) The department shall establish standards for facilities, which standards...

Sec. 47.37.145. Telehealth. - (a) A public or private treatment facility approved under AS...

Sec. 47.37.150. Admission for treatment. - The department shall adopt regulations for the admission of persons...

Sec. 47.37.160. Voluntary treatment of alcoholics. - (a) An alcoholic may voluntarily apply for treatment directly to...

Sec. 47.37.170. Treatment and services for intoxicated persons and persons incapacitated by alcohol or drugs. - (a) An intoxicated person may come voluntarily to an approved...

Sec. 47.37.180. Emergency commitment. - (a) An intoxicated person who (1) has threatened, attempted to...

Sec. 47.37.190. Involuntary commitment. - (a) A spouse or guardian, a relative, the certifying physician,...

Sec. 47.37.200. Hearing, commitment, facility, discharge, transfer, and rights. - (a) At the hearing for a 30-day commitment required under...

Sec. 47.37.205. Procedure for recommitment following 30-day commitment. - (a) At any time during a person's 30-day commitment, the...

Sec. 47.37.207. Unauthorized absences: return to facility. - When a person committed under AS 47.37.190 - 47.37.205 is...

Sec. 47.37.210. Records of alcoholics, drug abusers, and intoxicated persons. - (a) Except as required by AS 28.35.030(d), the registration and...

Sec. 47.37.220. Visitation and communication with patients. - (a) Patients in any approved treatment facility under this chapter...

Sec. 47.37.230. Establishment of emergency service patrol. - (a) Cities and boroughs may establish emergency service patrols. An...

Sec. 47.37.235. Limitations on liability; bad faith application a felony. - (a) Except as provided under (b) of this section, a...

Sec. 47.37.240. Payment for treatment. - (a) A patient in an approved treatment facility, or the...

Sec. 47.37.245. Wages of patients. - (a) A participant in a residential drug abuse or alcoholism...

Sec. 47.37.250. Effect of chapter on other laws. - (a) Nothing in this chapter affects a statute, ordinance, or...

Sec. 47.37.260. Application of Administrative Procedure Act. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, AS 44.62 (Administrative...

Sec. 47.37.270. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “alcoholic or drug abuser” means a...

Chapter 38. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Accountability

Article 1. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Monitoring and Treatment for Persons Released on Bail or on Probation.

Sec. 47.38.010. Cooperation with the Department of Corrections. - The department shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections in...

Sec. 47.38.020. Alcohol and substance abuse monitoring program. - (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the commissioner of corrections,...

Article 2. Recidivism Reduction Program.

Sec. 47.38.100. Recidivism reduction program. - (a) The recidivism reduction program is established to promote the...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 47.38.190. Regulations. - The department may adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter.

Sec. 47.38.199. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of health;...

Chapter 40. Purchase of Services

Article 1. Purchase of Services for Minors.

Sec. 47.40.011. Purchase of services. - (a) When the department purchases residential services for minors for...

Sec. 47.40.021. Licensing and supervision. - Facilities providing services that are purchased by the department under...

Sec. 47.40.031. Required accounting procedures. - Facilities that solicit or receive grants from the department for...

Sec. 47.40.041. Grants. - (a) The department shall award grants in accordance with its...

Sec. 47.40.091. Definitions. - In AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091, (1) “bed” means space in...

Article 2. Purchase of Services for Pregnant Women.

Sec. 47.40.100. Purchase of services for pregnant women. - The Department of Health and the Department of Family and...

Sec. 47.40.110. Licensing and supervision. - A person providing services purchased by the Department of Health...

Sec. 47.40.120. Regulations. - The Department of Health and the Department of Family and...

Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents

Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.

Sec. 47.45.010. Persons who may qualify for longevity bonus. - (a) A person who is 65 years of age or...

Sec. 47.45.020. Continuous eligibility procedures. - After qualification, monthly applications for bonuses may be made in...

Sec. 47.45.030. Absence from the state. - (a) After qualification, a recipient shall notify the commissioner of...

Sec. 47.45.040. Disqualification. - Disqualification under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 shall rest solely with...

Sec. 47.45.050. Department hearing. - The Department of Health may arrange with the office of...

Sec. 47.45.060. Legal remedy. - Legal remedy from disqualification may be sought by an applicant...

Sec. 47.45.070. Unqualified persons. - (a) An unqualified person is one who (1) does not...

Sec. 47.45.080. Accrual of bonuses. - A recipient may not for any reason, receive an accrual...

Sec. 47.45.100. Regulations. - The commissioner of health shall adopt regulations necessary to carry...

Sec. 47.45.110. Treasurer of system. - The commissioner of revenue is the treasurer of the system...

Sec. 47.45.120. Exemption from state and local taxation and from debt collection. - (a) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 are exempt...

Sec. 47.45.122. Eligibility for public assistance. - (a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced...

Sec. 47.45.130. Death or cessation of residency. - The commissioner of health shall establish procedures to stop a...

Sec. 47.45.140. Penalty for false statements or records. - A person who wilfully or knowingly makes a false statement,...

Sec. 47.45.150. Definitions. - In AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160, (1) “bonus” means a monthly...

Sec. 47.45.160. Administrative Procedure Act not applicable. - AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to AS...

Article 2. Senior Benefits Payment Program.

Sec. 47.45.301. Alaska senior benefits payment program. - (a) The Alaska senior benefits payment program is established in...

Sec. 47.45.302. Cash assistance benefit. - (a) An individual is eligible for a cash assistance benefit...

Sec. 47.45.304. Continuation of benefits. - An eligible individual who leaves the state may not receive...

Sec. 47.45.306. Appeal rights. - An individual who receives a determination from the department that...

Sec. 47.45.308. Ability to recover or recoup improper assistance or benefits. - An individual is liable to the department for the value...

Sec. 47.45.309. Definitions. - In AS 47.45.301 - 47.45.309, (1) “department” means the Department...

Article 3. Long-term Care Allowance.

Sec. 47.45.400. Long-term care allowance. - (a) The department shall exclude a personal needs allowance of...

Chapter 55. Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home

Sec. 47.55.010. Maintenance and operation of Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the state...

Sec. 47.55.020. Admission to home; payments; assistance. - (a) Every person residing in the state who is 60...

Sec. 47.55.030. Rates; agreement to pay. - (a) A person eligible for admission under AS 47.55.020 may,...

Sec. 47.55.035. Exception to admission criteria. - An applicant for admission to the home who has been...

Sec. 47.55.040. Transfer of mentally ill residents to an institution. - A person regularly admitted into the Alaska Pioneers' Home or...

Sec. 47.55.050. Maintenance funds. - The legislature shall, each session, appropriate the necessary funds for...

Sec. 47.55.060. Trust fund. - Unless otherwise provided by the donor, money bequeathed to the...

Sec. 47.55.070. Indebtedness of home resident to state. - The following expenses incurred for an Alaska Pioneers' Home or...

Sec. 47.55.080. Enforcement against estate. - If a beneficiary under this chapter dies leaving an estate...

Sec. 47.55.090. Enforcement against property outside state. - If a beneficiary under this chapter dies leaving property outside...

Sec. 47.55.095. Limitation on enforcement of claims against estate. - Notwithstanding AS 47.55.080 and 47.55.090, upon the death of an...

Sec. 47.55.100. Certificate as evidence. - A certificate by the attorney general to the effect that...

Sec. 47.55.900. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department”...

Chapter 60. Multipurpose Senior Centers

Sec. 47.60.010. Legislative findings. - The legislature finds that there is a need for multipurpose...

Sec. 47.60.020. Authorization of nonprofit corporations for establishment of multipurpose senior centers. - Private nonprofit corporations incorporated under state law may undertake or...

Sec. 47.60.030. Purposes of multipurpose senior centers. - A multipurpose senior center is a facility where persons 60...

Sec. 47.60.040. Powers of corporations. - A nonprofit corporation that undertakes the development and operation of...

Sec. 47.60.050. Acceptance and use of assistance, cooperation, and contributions. - A nonprofit corporation may accept and use the assistance, cooperation,...

Sec. 47.60.060. Lease of property from state. - The Department of Health may lease property under its jurisdiction,...

Sec. 47.60.070. Municipal contributions. - The governing body of a municipality may give financial assistance...

Sec. 47.60.080. Exemption from taxation. - A multipurpose senior center developed and operated by a nonprofit...

Sec. 47.60.090. Federal regulation. - Nothing in this chapter may be construed as a limitation...

Chapter 65. Service Programs for Older Alaskans and Other Adults

Article 1. Service Programs for Older Alaskans.

Sec. 47.65.010. Appropriations for service programs. - An amount to carry out the provisions of AS 47.65.010...

Sec. 47.65.020. Grants for community service programs. - Not less than 60 percent of the amount appropriated by...

Sec. 47.65.030. Pilot project grants. - (a) The balance of the amount appropriated for older Alaskans...

Sec. 47.65.040. Required contribution by sponsor. - (a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, a...

Sec. 47.65.050. Administrative requirements. - (a) Payments received by a sponsor under AS 47.65.010 -...

Article 2. Adult Day Care and Family Respite Care.

Sec. 47.65.100. Adult day care and family respite care. - (a) In addition to administering grants for adult day care...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 47.65.290. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “adult day care” means nonresidential care...

Chapter 70. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Sec. 47.70.010. Compact enacted. - The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children as contained...

Sec. 47.70.020. Financial responsibility. - Financial responsibility for a child placed in accordance with the...

Sec. 47.70.030. Designation of authority. - (a) The “appropriate public authorities” as used in art. III...

Sec. 47.70.040. Agreements. - The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions...

Sec. 47.70.050. Delegation by agreement. - Requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions,...

Sec. 47.70.060. Executive head. - As used in Art. VII of the Interstate Compact on...

Sec. 47.70.070. Violations of compact. - A person who sends, brings, or causes to be sent...

Sec. 47.70.080. Short title. - AS 47.70.010 may be cited as the Interstate Compact on...

Chapter 75. Social Services Planning

Sec. 47.75.010. Purpose. - The purpose of the state plan for social services is...

Sec. 47.75.020. State plan. - (a) The department shall annually provide to the legislature a...

Sec. 47.75.030. Annual public meetings required. - (a) During the first quarter of each fiscal year, the...

Sec. 47.75.040. Public hearings on proposed state plan. - (a) Upon completion of the needs analysis required in AS...

Sec. 47.75.050. Submission to the legislature. - (a) The department shall submit the state plan and supporting...

Sec. 47.75.060. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Health;...

Chapter 80. Persons with Disabilities

Article 1. Rights.

Sec. 47.80.010. Rights of persons with disabilities. - Persons with disabilities have the same legal rights and responsibilities...

Sec. 47.80.020. Protection and advocacy of rights. - The department shall establish a system to protect and advocate...

Article 2. Programs and Plans.

Sec. 47.80.100. Programs for persons with disabilities. - (a) The Department of Health, the Department of Education and...

Sec. 47.80.110. Program principles. - The system of services and facilities required under AS 47.80.100...

Sec. 47.80.120. Habilitation plans. - A state agency, contractor, or grantee who is directly responsible...

Sec. 47.80.130. Powers and duties of the department. - (a) The department shall (1) develop budgets and receive and...

Sec. 47.80.135. Gainful employment of persons with disabilities. - (a) When carrying out duties under AS 47.80.130 related to...

Sec. 47.80.140. Licensing and certificates of need. - (a) A person may not establish or operate a residential...

Sec. 47.80.150. Liability for expense of services. - (a) A person with a disability or the person's legal...

Sec. 47.80.160. Transportation. - When an individual is to be treated under this chapter,...

Sec. 47.80.170. Provision for personal needs upon discharge. - The department shall make arrangements which are necessary to ensure...

Article 3. Teachers Who Teach the Use of Certain Aids or Devices for the Blind or Visually Impaired.

Sec. 47.80.400. Qualifications for teaching the use of certain aids or devices for the blind or visually impaired. - (a) A person who is employed to teach the use...

Article 4. Traumatic or Acquired Brain Injury.

Sec. 47.80.500. Statewide traumatic or acquired brain injury program. - (a) A statewide traumatic or acquired brain injury program is...

Sec. 47.80.529. Definition. - In AS 47.80.500 - 47.80.529, “traumatic or acquired brain injury”...

Article 5. General Provisions.

Sec. 47.80.900. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “council” means the Governor's Council on...

Chapter 90. Displaced Homemakers

Sec. 47.90.010. Program established. - (a) The commissioner, in consultation with state and local government...

Sec. 47.90.020. Services provided by centers. - (a) A multipurpose service center for displaced homemakers established under...

Sec. 47.90.030. Employment of displaced homemakers. - The staff positions of multipurpose centers established under AS 47.90.010,...

Sec. 47.90.040. Consultation and cooperation. - The commissioner shall consult and cooperate with the Department of...

Sec. 47.90.050. State employment assistance. - Contractors operating programs under AS 47.90.010 shall, to the maximum...

Sec. 47.90.060. Regulations. - The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.

Sec. 47.90.070. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor...

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Alaska Statutes Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions

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Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions