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AK Stat § 47.37.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.050. Interdepartmental coordinating committee.

(a) An interdepartmental coordinating committee is created, composed of the commissioners of health and social services, education and early development, transportation and public facilities, labor and workforce development, and public safety, and the director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The committee shall meet at least twice annually at the call of the commissioner of health and social services who is its chairman. The committee shall provide for the coordination and exchange of information on all programs relating to alcoholism or drug abuse and act as a permanent liaison among state departments engaged in activities affecting alcoholics, intoxicated persons, and drug abusers. The committee shall assist the commissioner of health and social services in formulating a comprehensive plan for prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse and for treatment of alcoholics, intoxicated persons, and drug abusers. (b) In exercising its coordinating functions, the committee shall assure that the appropriate state agencies (1) provide all necessary medical, social, treatment, and educational services for alcoholics, intoxicated persons, and drug abusers and for the prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse, without unnecessary duplication of services; (2) cooperate in the use of facilities and in the treatment of alcoholics, intoxicated persons, and drug abusers; (3) adopt approaches for the prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse and the treatment of alcoholics, intoxicated persons, and drug abusers consistent with the policy of AS 47.37.010 - 47.37.270.
AK Stat § 47.37.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.120. Program development and implementation.

(a) The department shall carry out the development and implementation of a comprehensive program dealing with the prevention and treatment of, and research on, problems of alcoholism and drug abuse as they affect the state. (b) The comprehensive program carried out under this section must include a strategy for expanding substance abuse treatment services and reducing waiting lists for eligible participants in a substance abuse prevention or treatment program and must include one or more of the factors listed under AS 47.37.045(f).
AK Stat § 47.37.125 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.125. Payment for services.

Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the mental health trust settlement income account established in AS 37.14.036 may be used to support a service provided under the authority given in this chapter.
AK Stat § 47.37.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.140. Treatment facilities.

(a) The department shall establish standards for facilities, which standards may vary in their requirements and stringency according to the population, price level, remoteness, access to transportation, and availability of ancillary services of the area to be served, and shall fix the fees to be charged for the required inspections of those facilities. A facility shall meet the applicable standards before it is approved as a public or private treatment facility. The standards shall be enacted in a manner that will provide protection of the health, safety, and well-being of clients of the affected programs and protection for the affected programs from exposure to malpractice and liability actions. (b) The department shall inspect, on a regular basis, approved public and private treatment facilities at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner. (c) The department shall maintain a list of approved public and private treatment facilities. (d) An approved public and private treatment facility shall file with the department, on request, data, statistics, schedules, and information which the department reasonably requires. An approved public or private treatment facility that without good cause fails to furnish any data, statistics, schedules, or information as requested, or files fraudulent returns of them, shall be removed from the list of approved treatment facilities. (e) The department, after holding a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62), may suspend, revoke, limit, restrict, or refuse to grant an approval for a treatment facility, for failure to meet its standards. (f) Upon petition of the department and after a hearing held upon reasonable notice to the facility, the district court may issue a warrant to an officer or employee of the department authorizing the officer or employee to enter and inspect at reasonable times, and examine the books and accounts of, an approved public or private treatment facility refusing to consent to inspection or examination by the department or which the department has reasonable cause to believe is operating in violation of this chapter. (g) The standards established for facilities under this section must be based on scientifically sound evidence and be consistent with the priorities created under AS 47.37.045(e) and (f).
AK Stat § 47.37.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.150. Admission for treatment.

The department shall adopt regulations for the admission of persons into the treatment program, considering available treatment resources and facilities, for the purpose of early and effective treatment of alcoholics, intoxicated persons, drug abusers, and inhalant abusers. In adopting the regulations the department shall be guided by the following standards: (1) if possible a patient must be treated on a voluntary rather than an involuntary basis; (2) a patient must be initially assigned or transferred to outpatient or intermediate treatment, unless the patient is found to require inpatient treatment; (3) a person may not be denied treatment solely because the person has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because the person has relapsed after earlier treatment; (4) an individualized treatment plan must be prepared and maintained on a current basis for each patient; (5) provision must be made for a continuum of coordinated treatment services, so that a person who leaves a facility or a form of treatment will use other appropriate treatment and facilities.
AK Stat § 47.37.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.160. Voluntary treatment of alcoholics.

(a) An alcoholic may voluntarily apply for treatment directly to an approved public treatment facility. (b) Subject to regulations adopted by the department, the administrator in charge of an approved public treatment facility may determine who shall be admitted for treatment. If a person is refused admission to an approved public treatment facility, the administrator shall, if possible, refer the person to another approved public treatment facility. (c) When a patient receiving inpatient care leaves an approved public treatment facility, the patient shall be encouraged to consent to appropriate outpatient or intermediate treatment. If it appears to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility that the patient is an alcoholic who requires help, the administrator shall arrange for assistance in obtaining supportive services and residential facilities.
AK Stat § 47.37.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.190. Involuntary commitment.

(a) A spouse or guardian, a relative, the certifying physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or the administrator in charge of an approved public treatment facility may petition the court for a 30-day involuntary commitment order. The petition must allege that the person is an alcoholic or drug abuser who (1) has threatened, attempted to inflict, or inflicted physical harm on another and that unless committed is likely to inflict physical harm on another; or (2) is incapacitated by alcohol or drugs. A refusal to undergo treatment does not constitute evidence of lack of judgment as to the need for treatment. The petition must be accompanied by a certificate of a licensed physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who has examined the person within two days before submission of the petition, unless the person whose commitment is sought has refused to submit to a medical examination, in which case the fact of refusal must be alleged in the petition. The certificate must set out the physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice registered nurse's findings of the examination in support of the allegations of the petition. (b) After the petition is filed, the court shall fix a date for a hearing no later than 10 days after the date the petition was filed. A copy of the petition and of the notice of the hearing, including the date fixed by the court, shall be served on (1) the petitioner; (2) the person whose commitment is sought or the person's guardian, if any; (3) the attorney representing the person whose commitment is sought; (4) the administrator in charge of the approved public or private treatment facility in which the committed person has been committed for emergency care; and (5) any other person the court considers appropriate. (c) A person who is the subject of a petition filed under this section does not have the right to a jury.
AK Stat § 47.37.205 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.205. Procedure for recommitment following 30-day commitment.

(a) At any time during a person's 30-day commitment, the director of an approved public facility or approved private facility may file with the court a petition for a 180-day commitment of that person. The petition must include all material required under AS 47.37.190(a) except that references to “30 days” shall be read as “180 days” and must allege that the person continues to be an alcoholic or drug abuser who is incapacitated by alcohol or drugs, or who continues to be at risk of serious physical harm or illness. (b) Upon the filing of a petition for recommitment under (a) of this section, the court shall fix a date for hearing no later than 10 days after the date the petition was filed. A copy of the petition and of the notice of hearing, including the date fixed by the court, shall be served on (1) the petitioner; (2) the person whose recommitment is sought or the person's guardian, if any; (3) the attorney representing the person whose recommitment is sought; (4) the original petitioner under AS 47.37.190(a), if different from the petitioner for recommitment; (5) any other person the court considers appropriate. (c) If, not less than two days before the date set for a recommitment hearing under (a) of this section, the person being recommitted or the person's counsel or advisor files a written request with the court, the court shall summon and impanel a jury of six residents of the judicial district to hear and consider evidence concerning the condition of the person being recommitted. (d) At the hearing regarding recommitment for a 180-day period, the court or jury shall proceed as provided in AS 47.37.200(a) and (b). (e) The provisions of AS 47.37.200(c) - (h) shall apply equally to periods of recommitment under this section, except that references to “30 days” shall be read as “180 days.”
AK Stat § 47.37.207 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.207. Unauthorized absences: return to facility.

When a person committed under AS 47.37.190 - 47.37.205 is absent from a treatment facility without authorization, the administrator, or that person's designee, may contact peace officers who shall take the person into custody and return the respondent to the treatment facility.
AK Stat § 47.37.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|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 other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse. Information may not disclose a patient's name.
AK Stat § 47.37.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.220. Visitation and communication with patients.

(a) Patients in any approved treatment facility under this chapter shall be granted reasonable opportunities for adequate consultation with counsel, and for continuing contact with family and friends including the use of telephone facilities, consistent with an effective treatment program. (b) Mail or other communication to or from a patient in any approved treatment facility may not be intercepted, read, or censored.
AK Stat § 47.37.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.230. Establishment of emergency service patrol.

(a) Cities and boroughs may establish emergency service patrols. An emergency service patrol consists of persons trained to give assistance in public places to persons who are intoxicated. Members of an emergency service patrol shall be capable of providing first aid in emergency situations and shall be capable of transporting intoxicated persons to their homes and to and from public treatment facilities. (b) The department shall adopt regulations for the establishment, training, and conduct of emergency service patrols.
AK Stat § 47.37.235 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.235. Limitations on liability; bad faith application a felony.

(a) Except as provided under (b) of this section, a person acting in good faith upon either actual knowledge or reliable information who takes a person into protective custody or detains a person under AS 47.37.170 - 47.37.180, or who petitions for commitment under AS 47.37.180 - 47.37.205, is not subject to civil or criminal liability. (b) The following persons may not be held civilly or criminally liable for detaining or failing to detain a person under AS 47.37.170 - 47.37.270 or for releasing a person under AS 47.37.170 - 47.37.270 at or before the end of the period for which the person was admitted or committed for protective custody or treatment if the persons have performed their duties in good faith and without gross negligence: (1) an officer of an approved public or private treatment facility; (2) the administrator of an approved public or private treatment facility, and the staff of an approved public or private treatment facility; (3) a public official performing functions necessary to the administration of AS 47.37.170 - 47.37.270; (4) a peace officer or other person responsible for detaining or transporting a person under AS 47.37.170 - 47.37.270. (c) A person who knowingly initiates an involuntary commitment petition under AS 47.37.180 - 47.37.205 without having good cause to believe that the other person is an alcoholic or drug abuser and is incapacitated or at risk of serious physical harm or illness if not treated is guilty of a class C felony.
AK Stat § 47.37.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.240. Payment for treatment.

(a) A patient in an approved treatment facility, or the person obligated to provide for the cost of treatment of a person committed under this chapter, is liable to the public or private facility for the cost of maintenance and treatment of the patient in accordance with rates established by the department. (b) The department shall adopt regulations governing financial ability that take into consideration the income, savings, and other personal and real property of the person liable for the cost and maintenance of the patient.
AK Stat § 47.37.245 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.245. Wages of patients.

(a) A participant in a residential drug abuse or alcoholism treatment program may be paid wages for work therapy. The payment of wages for work therapy by a drug or alcoholism treatment program shall be considered an allowable cost under the department's regulations governing costs a grantee may pay with money received from a grant. (b) No part of the wage earned by the patient worker may be deducted for the cost of room, board, or services. The program, however, after the payment of wages, may assess and collect the reasonable cost of treatment according to rates established under AS 47.37.240, and on the same basis it assesses and collects from nonworking patients. (c) Wages earned by the patient worker may be held in trust by the program for the benefit of the patient, and, except as provided in (d) of this section, may be disbursed by the program only with the patient's consent (1) for the support of the patient's dependents; (2) to pay a civil judgment; (3) for the purchase of gifts, clothing, and items of personal use; (4) to pay restitution or a fine; (5) for other purposes considered appropriate by the treatment program. (d) Wages earned by the patient worker may be disbursed without the patient's consent in accordance with a final court order.
AK Stat § 47.37.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.250. Effect of chapter on other laws.

(a) Nothing in this chapter affects a statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to (1) drunken driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, or other similar offenses involving alcohol and the operation of a vehicle, aircraft, boat, machinery, or other equipment; (2) the sale, purchase, dispensation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages at specified times and places or by a particular class of persons, including prohibitions against drinking intoxicating beverages in specified public places; or (3) being upon the traveled portion of a highway so as to be a hazard to the motoring public. (b) Nothing in this chapter affects AS 11.81.630, relating to the defense of voluntary intoxication.
AK Stat § 47.37.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.260. Application of Administrative Procedure Act.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to and governs all administrative action taken by the department under this chapter.
AK Stat § 47.37.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act|Sec. 47.37.270. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “alcoholic or drug abuser” means a person who demonstrates increased tolerance to alcohol or drugs, who suffers from withdrawal when alcohol or drugs are not available, whose habitual lack of self-control concerning the use of alcohol or drugs causes significant hazard to the person's health, and who continues to use alcohol or drugs despite the adverse consequences; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of health and social services; (3) “department” means the Department of Health and Social Services; (4) “drugs” means a drug that is included in the controlled substance schedules set out in AS 11.71.140 - 11.71.190; (5) “emergency service patrol” means a patrol established under AS 47.37.230; (6) “hazardous volatile material or substance” (A) means a material or substance that is readily vaporizable at room temperature and whose vapors or gases, when inhaled, (i) pose an immediate threat to the life or health of the person; or (ii) are likely to have adverse delayed effects on the health of the person; (B) includes, but is not limited to, (i) gasoline; (ii) materials and substances containing petroleum distillates; and (iii) common household materials and substances whose containers bear a notice warning that inhalation of vapors or gases may cause physical harm; (7) “incapacitated by alcohol or drugs” means a person who, as a result of alcohol or drugs, is unconscious or whose judgment is otherwise so impaired that the person (A) is incapable of realizing and making rational decisions with respect to the need for treatment and (B) is unable to take care of the person's basic safety or personal needs, including food, clothing, shelter, or medical care; (8) “incompetent person” means a person who has been adjudged incompetent by the appropriate court; (9) “inhalant abuse” means the misuse of a hazardous volatile material or substance by inhaling its vapors; (10) “intoxicated person” means a person whose mental or physical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use of alcohol or drugs; (11) “treatment” means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate, and inpatient services and care that may be extended to alcoholics, intoxicated persons, or drug abusers, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care, vocational rehabilitation and career counseling; (12) “work therapy” (A) means an activity that involves a patient in basic employment skills and assists the patient in reintegration into a community; (B) does not include (i) activities such as personal housekeeping chores or cooperative responsibilities expected of each patient in the program; or (ii) work that produces goods or services for sale or distribution, the proceeds of which would be returned to the owners, operators, or businesses of the rehabilitation program.