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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.29.022. Fees for department services.

(a) The commissioner of health may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by the Department of Health under AS 44.29.020(a)(1) - (7) and (12), for services provided under AS 47.80.100 - 47.80.170, and for the administration of public health programs under AS 18. The fee established for a service may not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. The commissioner may define or establish the “actual cost of providing a service” by regulation. The Department of Health shall charge and collect the fees established under this subsection. The department may waive collection of a fee upon a finding that collection is not economically feasible or in the public interest.
(b) The commissioner of health may establish by regulation and the department may charge reasonable fees for department publications and research data to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, and distribution.
(c) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
(d) A regulation that establishes a fee for services under AS 44.29.020(a)(7) that are part of the integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 44.25.200 - 44.25.295, AS 44.29.800 - 44.29.890, and AS 47.30 may be adopted under this section after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
(e) The commissioner of health shall consult with stakeholders regarding the reasonableness of fees when developing a schedule of reasonable fees under (a) of this section for services under AS 44.29.020(a)(12) or programs under AS 18 for which there is no regulation in effect establishing a schedule of reasonable fees. The consultation must include at least one public meeting and must occur before the commissioner provides notice of proposed action under AS 44.62.190. The commissioner shall provide notice of the public meeting at least 30 days before the meeting in the same manner as required under AS 44.62.190(a) for a notice of proposed action.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.29.024. Fees for services of contractors or grantees.

(a) The commissioner of health may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee of the Department of Health under AS 18 or AS 47. The fee established for a service may not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. The commissioner may define or establish the “actual cost of providing a service” by regulation.
(b) The Department of Health may require the recipient of a grant or a contractor under a grant to charge the fees established under (a) of this section for services provided by the recipient or contractor and to use the fees collected for the program providing the services.
(c) A regulation that establishes a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee that are part of the integrated comprehensive mental health program established under AS 44.25.200 - 44.25.295, AS 44.29.800 - 44.29.890, and AS 47.30 may be adopted under this section after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.29.027. Dental radiological equipment [See delayed repeal note].

This chapter does not authorize the department to register, inspect, test, or otherwise regulate dental radiological equipment or records relating to dental radiological equipment regulated by the Board of Dental Examiners under AS 08.36.075.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 2. Citations Concerning Tobacco Products. › Sec. 44.29.092. Citation for certain offenses concerning tobacco, products containing nicotine, or electronic smoking products.

A peace officer or an agent or employee of the Department of Health who is authorized by the commissioner of health to enforce this section may issue a citation for a violation of AS 11.76.100, 11.76.106, 11.76.107, or 11.76.109 if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated AS 11.76.100, 11.76.106, 11.76.107, or 11.76.109.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 2. Citations Concerning Tobacco Products. › Sec. 44.29.094. Procedure and form of citation.

(a) A citation issued under AS 44.29.092 must comply with the standards adopted under AS 12.25.175 and 12.25.200 and must contain a notice to appear in court. A person receiving the citation is not required to sign the notice.
(b) The time specified in the notice to appear in court on the citation shall be at least five working days after the issuance of the citation.
(c) The department is responsible for issuing to its agents or employees books containing the appropriate form of citations and shall maintain a record of each book issued and each form contained in the book. The department shall require and retain a receipt for each book issued under this subsection to an agent or employee of the department.
(d) The original or a copy of the form of citation shall be deposited with a court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Upon deposit with the court, the citation may be disposed of only by trial in the court or other official action taken by the magistrate, judge, or prosecutor. A citation, copies of a citation, or the record of issuance may not be disposed of except as required under this subsection and (e) of this section.
(e) The department shall require the return of a copy of each citation issued by an agent or employee of the department and all copies of the citation that have been spoiled or upon which an entry has been made and not issued to an alleged violator. The department shall also maintain, in connection with each citation issued by an agent or employee, a record of the disposition of the charge by the court where the original copy of the citation is deposited.
(f) A citation issued under AS 44.29.092 is considered to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution.
(g) The department shall notify the person who holds the business license endorsement required by AS 43.70.075(a) that the person's agent or employee has received a citation for a violation of AS 11.76.100, 11.76.106, or 11.76.107. The department may make the notification by delivering a copy of the citation or another document that includes the essential facts constituting the violation charged. The department shall accomplish the delivery by
(1) hand delivery of the citation or other document to a person who confirms that the person serves in a management or supervisory position at the location, or outlet in a location, where the alleged violation occurred; or
(2) mailing the citation or other document by first class mail to the person who holds the business license endorsement; the department shall use the person's most current address that the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development has on file for the person's business license endorsement under AS 43.70.075; the citation or other document shall be postmarked within five business days after the citation is issued.
(h) In this section, “department” means the Department of Health.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 3. Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. › Sec. 44.29.115. Qualifications of board members.

The governor shall appoint the 14 public members so that the board consists of the following public members:
(1) one member who is licensed to practice medicine in the state;
(2) one member who is admitted to practice law in the state;
(3) four members who are chronic alcoholics with psychoses who are recovering;
(4) three members who are substance abuse treatment professionals who represent public and private providers of substance abuse prevention and treatment services; and
(5) five members who have shown an interest in the problems of alcoholism or drug abuse and who have knowledge of the social problems associated with alcoholism or drug abuse.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 3. Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. › Sec. 44.29.120. Term of office.

(a) The governor shall appoint the public members of the board for staggered terms of four years.
(b) The governor shall fill a vacancy of a public member on the board by appointment for the unexpired part of the vacated term.
(c) Public members of the board serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall replace a public member who by poor attendance or lack of contribution to the board's work demonstrates ineffectiveness as a board member. In this subsection, “poor attendance” means the failure to attend three or more consecutive meetings.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 3. Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. › Sec. 44.29.135. Officers and staff.

(a) The board, by a majority of its membership, shall annually elect a presiding officer and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership.
(b) The board shall have a paid staff provided by the department, including an executive director who shall be selected by the board. The executive director is in the partially exempt service and may hire additional employees in the classified service of the state. The department shall provide for the assignment of personnel to the board to ensure the board has the capacity to fulfill its responsibilities. The executive director of the board shall be directly responsible to the board in the performance of the director's duty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 3. Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. › Sec. 44.29.140. Duties.

(a) The board shall
(1) act in an advisory capacity to the legislature, the governor, and state agencies in the following matters:
(A) special problems affecting mental health that alcoholism or drug abuse may present;
(B) educational research and public informational activities in respect to the problems presented by alcoholism or drug abuse;
(C) social problems that affect rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug abusers;
(D) legal processes that affect the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug abusers;
(E) development of programs of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation for alcoholics and drug abusers; and
(F) evaluation of effectiveness of alcoholism and drug abuse programs in the state;
(2) provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority for its review and consideration recommendations concerning the integrated comprehensive mental health program for the people who are described in AS 44.25.290(b)(3), and concerning the use of money in the mental health trust settlement income account in a manner consistent with regulations adopted under AS 44.25.240.
(b) The board is the planning and coordinating body for purposes of federal and state laws relating to alcohol, drug, and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
(c) The board shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan of services
(1) for the prevention and treatment of alcohol, drug, and other substance abuse; and
(2) for persons described in AS 44.25.290(b)(3).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 4. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 44.29.210. Creation of an alcoholism and drug abuse revolving loan fund.

(a) There is created in the department an alcoholism and drug abuse revolving loan fund as required under 42 U.S.C. 300x-25 to qualify the state to receive block grant money from the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 300x-21.
(b) The fund consists of money appropriated to it, payments of principal on loans made from it, and money chargeable to principal that is collected through liquidation by foreclosure or other process on loans made from it.
(c) Money in the fund may be used as required under 42 U.S.C. 300x-25 to make loans to private nonprofit organizations for the cost of establishing programs to help pay the living expenses of individuals recovering from alcohol or drug abuse who may reside in groups.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 4. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 44.29.215. Special account established.

(a) There is established as a special account within the alcoholism and drug abuse revolving loan fund the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity.
(b) The department may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the department's security interest in collateral on loans made under AS 44.29.210 or to defray expenses incurred during foreclosure proceedings after a default by an obligor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 4. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 44.29.220. Administration of loan program.

(a) The department may
(1) adopt regulations necessary to carry out its functions under AS 44.29.210 - 44.29.230 and to administer the program required under 42 U.S.C. 300x-4(a), including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided, procedures for foreclosure proceedings, and procedures for collecting delinquent accounts;
(2) establish amortization plans for the repayment of loans;
(3) charge and collect the fees established under this subsection; and
(4) contract for the servicing of loans made under AS 44.29.210.
(b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 4. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 44.29.225. Disposal of property acquired by default or foreclosure.

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure on a loan made under AS 44.29.210. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 5. Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. › Sec. 44.29.300. Council established.

(a) There is established in the Department of Health the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council, consisting of 17 members, as follows:
(1) two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the majority and one of whom shall be a member of the minority;
(2) two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the majority and one of whom shall be a member of the minority;
(3) 13 members appointed by the governor, as follows:
(A) two persons who are employed in the executive branch of state government, one of whom shall represent the Department of Health and one of whom shall represent the Department of Education and Early Development;
(B) one member of the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse;
(C) one member of the Alaska Mental Health Board;
(D) one person recommended by the Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc.;
(E) one person who is an employee of a secondary school;
(F) one person who is active in a youth organization;
(G) one person who has experienced the death by suicide of a member of the person's family;
(H) one person who resides in a rural community in the state that is not connected by road or the Alaska marine highway to the main road system of the state;
(I) one person who is a member of the clergy;
(J) one person who, when appointed, is at least 16 years of age but not more than 24 years of age;
(K) one person who is discharged from, retired from, or engaged in active duty military service in the armed forces of the United States, including the United States Coast Guard, the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, or a reserve unit of the armed forces of the United States, or who is a mental health provider, social worker, or other person actively providing a health care service to discharged, retired, or active military personnel; and
(L) one public member.
(b) Members of the council appointed under (a)(1) and (2) of this section are nonvoting members.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 5. Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. › Sec. 44.29.310. Term of office.

(a) The governor shall appoint the members of the council under AS 44.29.300(a)(3)(D) - (L) for staggered terms of four years.
(b) The governor shall fill a vacancy of a member on the council appointed under AS 44.29.300(a)(3)(D) - (L) by appointment for the unexpired part of the vacated term.
(c) Members of the council serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall replace a member who, by poor attendance or lack of contribution to the council's work, demonstrates ineffectiveness as a member. In this subsection, “poor attendance” means the failure to attend three or more consecutive meetings.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 5. Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. › Sec. 44.29.320. Compensation, per diem, and expenses.

The members of the council who are not state employees are not entitled to compensation for service on the council, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 5. Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. › Sec. 44.29.330. Officers and staff.

(a) The council, by a majority of its voting membership, shall annually elect a presiding officer and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership.
(b) The council may employ a coordinator to assist the council. The coordinator is in the partially exempt service. The coordinator shall be directly responsible to the council in the performance of the coordinator's duties. The council shall annually review the performance of the coordinator.
(c) The council may appoint an advisory panel to provide further advice on suicide prevention. The advisory panel serves at the pleasure of the council. Members of the advisory panel are not entitled to compensation, per diem, or reimbursement of travel expenses.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 5. Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. › Sec. 44.29.340. Meetings; quorum.

(a) The council may meet and vote, by teleconference or otherwise, as often as considered necessary by the presiding officer of the council.
(b) Seven voting members of the council participating in a meeting in person or by teleconference constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the exercise of the powers and duties of the council.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 5. Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. › Sec. 44.29.350. Duties.

The council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the legislature and the governor with respect to what actions can and should be taken to
(1) improve health and wellness throughout the state by reducing suicide and its effect on individuals, families, and communities;
(2) broaden the public's awareness of suicide and the risk factors related to suicide;
(3) enhance suicide prevention services and programs throughout the state;
(4) develop healthy communities through comprehensive, collaborative, community-based, and faith-based approaches;
(5) develop and implement a statewide suicide prevention plan;
(6) strengthen existing and build new partnerships between public and private entities that will advance suicide prevention efforts in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 6. Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. › Sec. 44.29.600. Governor's council on disabilities and special education.

There is established the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. For budgetary purposes, the council is located within the Department of Health but is the interdepartmental planning and coordinating agency of the Department of Health, the Department of Education and Early Development, and other departments that deliver services to persons who are experiencing a disability. In addition, except as provided in AS 44.29.700 - 44.29.730, the council is the state planning council and interagency coordinating council for purposes of federal laws relating to persons who are experiencing a disability.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 6. Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. › Sec. 44.29.610. Composition.

(a) The council consists of no fewer than 18 nor more than 26 members appointed by the governor in a manner that satisfies the requirements for a state interagency coordinating council under 20 U.S.C. 1482 and a state planning council under 42 U.S.C. 6024.
(b) In the appointment of all members other than state agency members, due regard shall be given to geographically balanced representation of areas of the state and to representation of persons with a variety of different mental and physical disabilities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 6. Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. › Sec. 44.29.620. Term of office.

(a) Council members serve staggered terms of three years.
(b) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the council shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
(c) Council members serve at the pleasure of the governor, notwithstanding their terms of office.
(d) It is the legislative intent that the governor replace any member who, by poor attendance or lack of contribution to the council's work, demonstrates ineffectiveness as a council member.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 6. Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. › Sec. 44.29.640. Officers and staff.

(a) The council, by a majority of its membership, shall elect a chairman and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership, to serve on a yearly basis. of the council receive no salary but are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for travel and other expenses authorized by law for other boards.
(b) The council shall have a paid staff provided by the department, including an executive director selected by the council. The executive director is in the partially exempt service and may hire additional employees in the classified service of the state. The department shall provide for the assignment of personnel to the council to ensure that the council has the capacity to fulfill its responsibilities. The personnel shall be directly responsible to the council for performance of their duties.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 6. Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. › Sec. 44.29.650. Bylaws.

The council, on approval of a majority of its membership, shall adopt and amend bylaws governing its composition, proceedings and other activities consistent with AS 44.29.600 - 44.29.670 and including, but not limited to, provisions concerning a quorum to transact council business and other aspects of procedure, frequency and location of meetings, and establishment, functions and membership of council committees.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 6. Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education. › Sec. 44.29.670. Legislative findings related to persons with disabilities; policy.

(a) The legislature finds that:
(1) self-direction and autonomy enhance quality of life, support independence, build self-confidence, and generate skills that help people protect themselves from abuse;
(2) the people of the state share a vision of a flexible system of support for persons with physical and mental disabilities that allows persons with physical and mental disabilities to participate actively, with assistance based on each person's strengths and abilities, in managing their own support services so that all persons with physical and mental disabilities can achieve a meaningful life in their homes, jobs, and communities; and
(3) as a part of this vision, professional staff and support services should be made available to families of persons with physical and mental disabilities throughout the state now and into the future.
(b) It is the policy of the state that the department and the legislature consider the vision of support services described in (a) of this section when determining the need for new and existing services for persons with physical and mental disabilities and establishing priorities among those needs. It is also the policy of the state to encourage and enable persons with physical and mental disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state.
(c) Nothing in this section
(1) creates a right;
(2) supersedes another law relating to eligibility for programs for persons with physical or mental disabilities; or
(3) authorizes the department to apply for a waiver under 42 U.S.C. 1396n(j) to provide medical assistance payments for self-directed personal assistance services.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 7. Statewide Independent Living Council. › Sec. 44.29.710. Composition; terms; compensation.

(a) The governor shall appoint members to the council who meet the applicable requirements of 29 U.S.C. 796d after soliciting personal applications and after soliciting recommendations from the public, from organizations representing a broad range of individuals experiencing disabilities, and from organizations interested in individuals experiencing disabilities. The council shall select a chairperson from among its voting members.
(b) The members shall be appointed to staggered terms of three years, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the remaining years of the prior member's term. A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. Notwithstanding their terms of office, the members serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(c) Members of the council who are not state employees are entitled to per diem and travel expenses as authorized for members of boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180. In addition, if required by federal law, a member is entitled to
(1) reimbursement of the necessary expenses of attending council meetings and performing council duties, including expenses for child care and personal assistance services;
(2) compensation of up to $150 for each day of performing council duties and each day spent traveling to attend a council meeting if the member is not employed or must forfeit wages from other employment in order to perform council duties or travel to a council meeting.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 7. Statewide Independent Living Council. › Sec. 44.29.720. Powers and duties.

(a) The council shall perform the duties set out in 29 U.S.C. 796d in a manner that will maximize the state's receipt of federal financial assistance for independent living services and centers of independent living for residents with severe disabilities, including the following duties:
(1) joint development of the state plan required under 29 U.S.C. 796c and evaluation of the implementation of the plan;
(2) development of a plan for the provision of resources, including staff and personnel, that may be necessary to carry out the council's functions with funds from the federal government and other public and private sources; and
(3) coordination of the council's activities with other state agencies that address the needs of specific disability populations and issues under federal law.
(b) The council may
(1) hold hearings and forums as determined by the council to be necessary to carry out its duties;
(2) solicit and accept money or other resources on behalf of the state from any public or private source.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 8. Alaska Commission on Aging. › Sec. 44.29.750. Alaska Commission on Aging.

(a) The Alaska Commission on Aging is established in the Department of Health. The members of the commission include
(1) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;
(2) the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development or the commissioner's designee;
(3) a senior services provider, regardless of age, appointed by the governor;
(4) the chair of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board under AS 44.30.100; and
(5) seven persons selected on the basis of their knowledge and demonstrated interest in the concerns of older Alaskans, appointed by the governor in accordance with (b) of this section.
(b) After requesting from senior citizens' organizations the names of persons who are qualified for and interested in serving on the commission, the governor shall appoint the members of the commission under (a)(5) of this section. Appointments shall be made by the governor to assure representation of low-income persons and minorities, and representation from rural and urban areas of the state, and to secure statewide geographical representation on the commission. At least six of the persons appointed by the governor shall be 60 years of age or older. At least two of these persons shall be 65 years of age or older. Each member appointed by the governor shall be a resident of the state.
(c) The persons appointed under (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section serve overlapping four-year terms, and serve at the pleasure of the governor. A member may be reappointed, but a member appointed under (a)(3) or (a)(5) of this section may not serve more than two consecutive terms or eight consecutive years, whichever is longer.
(d) If a person appointed under (a)(3) or (a)(5) of this section fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the commission, a majority of the members of the commission may request the governor to terminate the membership of the member and to fill the vacancy.
(e) A vacancy in the membership of persons appointed under (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section shall be filled by appointment by the governor. The person appointed serves for the unexpired portion of the term.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 8. Alaska Commission on Aging. › Sec. 44.29.760. Meetings and officers.

(a) The commission shall meet at the call of the chair, at the request of a majority of the members, or at a regularly scheduled time as determined by a majority of the members. The commission shall meet at least four times each year.
(b) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for conducting business and exercising the powers of the commission.
(c) The commission shall elect one of its members as chairperson, and may select other officers it considers necessary.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 8. Alaska Commission on Aging. › Sec. 44.29.795. Definitions.

In AS 44.29.750 - 44.29.795,
(1) “commission” means the Alaska Commission on Aging;
(2) “department” means the Department of Health;
(3) “older Alaskan” means a resident who is 60 years of age or older.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.800. Alaska Mental Health Board.

The Alaska Mental Health Board is established. For budgetary purposes, the board is located within the Department of Health. The board is the state planning and coordinating agency for the purposes of federal and state laws relating to the mental health program of the state. The purpose of the board is to assist the state in ensuring an integrated comprehensive mental health program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.810. Composition; non-voting members.

(a) The board consists of not fewer than 12 nor more than 16 members appointed by the governor, with due regard for the demographics of the state and balanced geographic representation of the state. The membership and committees of the board shall fulfill the requirements of P.L. 99-660, as amended.
(b) Not less than one-half of the members shall be persons with a mental disorder identified in AS 44.25.290(b)(1) or members of their families.
(c) The board members
(1) shall include the director of the division of the department responsible for mental health; and
(2) may include representatives of the principal state agencies with respect to education, vocational rehabilitation, criminal justice, housing, social services, medical assistance, substance abuse, and aging.
(d) Board members appointed under (c) of this section may not vote on matters before the board.
(e) The board members shall include at least two licensed mental health professionals who represent public and private providers of mental health services and at least one member who is admitted to practice law in the state. Members appointed under this subsection may also be family members identified under (b) of this section.
(f) For the purpose of this section, "mental health professional" has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.820. Terms of office; vacancies; removal.

(a) Board members 31 serve staggered terms of three years.
(b) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
(c) Members may be removed only for cause, including poor attendance or lack of contribution to the board's work.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.830. Officers and staff.

(a) The board, by a majority of its membership, shall annually elect a chair and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership.
(b) The board shall have a paid staff provided by the Department of Health, including an executive director who shall be selected by the board. The executive director is in the partially exempt service and may hire additional employees in the classified service of the state. The department shall provide for the assignment of personnel to the board to ensure the board has the capacity to fulfill its responsibilities. The executive director of the board shall be directly responsible to the board in the performance of the director's duties.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.840. Bylaws.

The board, on approval of a majority of its membership and consistent with state law, shall adopt and amend bylaws governing its composition, proceedings, and other activities consistent with state law, including provisions concerning a quorum to transact board business and other aspects of procedure, frequency and location of meetings, and establishment, functions, and membership of committees.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.850. Duties of the board.

The board is the state planning and coordinating body for the purpose of federal and state laws relating to mental health services for persons with mental disorders identified in AS 44.25.290(b)(1). On behalf of those persons, the board shall
(1) prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan of treatment and rehabilitation services;
(2) propose an annual implementation plan consistent with the comprehensive plan and with due regard for the findings from evaluation of existing programs;
(3) provide a public forum for the discussion of issues related to the mental health services for which the board has planning and coordinating responsibility;
(4) advocate the needs of persons with mental disorders before the governor, executive agencies, the legislature, and the public;
(5) advise the legislature, the governor, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and other state agencies in matters affecting persons with mental disorders, including
(A) development of necessary services for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(B) evaluation of the effectiveness of programs in the state for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(C) legal processes that affect screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(6) provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority for its review and consideration recommendations concerning the integrated comprehensive mental health program for persons described in AS 44.25.290(b)(1) and the use of money in the mental health trust settlement income account in a manner consistent with regulations adopted under AS 44.25.240; and
(7) submit periodic reports regarding its planning, evaluation, advocacy, and other activities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 29. Department of Health › Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. › Sec. 44.29.860. Compensation, per diem, and expenses.

The board members appointed under AS 44.29.810(b) and (e) are not entitled to a salary, but are entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 30. Department of Family and Community Services › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.30.020. Duties of department.

(a) The Department of Family and Community Services shall administer the state programs of child welfare, institutional management, and delinquency, including
(1) mental health treatment and diagnosis under AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915;
(2) management of state institutions, except for adult penal institutions;
(3) child welfare and delinquency services;
(4) the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home.
(b) As applicable, the Department of Family and Community Services shall cooperate with the Department of Public Safety in enforcement of the prohibition on the possession, offer, display, marketing, advertising, or sale of illicit synthetic drugs under AS 17.21.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 30. Department of Family and Community Services › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.30.030. Fees for department services.

(a) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 44.30.020(2), AS 47.10, AS 47.12, AS 47.14, and AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915. The fee established for a service may not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. The commissioner may define or establish the “actual cost of providing a service” by regulation. The Department of Family and Community Services shall charge and collect the fees established under this subsection. The department may waive collection of a fee upon a finding that collection is not economically feasible or in the public interest.
(b) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation and the department may charge reasonable fees for department publications and research data to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, and distribution.
(c) A regulation that establishes a fee for services related to the community behavioral health system of care that are part of the integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 44.25.200 - 44.25.295, AS 44.29.800 - 44.29.890, and AS 47.30 may be adopted under this section after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 30. Department of Family and Community Services › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.30.040. Fees for services of contractors or grantees.

(a) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee of the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 47. The fee established for a service may not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. The commissioner may define or establish the “actual cost of providing a service” by regulation.
(b) The Department of Family and Community Services may require the recipient of a grant or a contractor under a grant to charge the fees established under (a) of this section for services provided by the recipient or contractor and to use the fees collected for the program providing the services.
(c) A regulation that establishes a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee that are part of the integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 44.25.200 - 44.25.295, AS 44.29.800 - 44.29.890, and AS 47.30 may be adopted under this section after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 30. Department of Family and Community Services › Article 2. Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.30.110. Purpose of the board.

The board shall conduct annual inspections of the property and procedures of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes and recommend to the governor changes and improvements. The board shall meet on an annual basis to review admissions procedures and to consider complaints.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 30. Department of Family and Community Services › Article 2. Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board. › Sec. 44.30.120. Composition of the board.

(a) The Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board consists of
(1) five members appointed by the governor from among citizens of the state;
(2) one member appointed by the governor who is a veteran of active service in the armed forces of the United States, including the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Territorial Guard;
(3) one member who is the chair of the Alaska Commission on Aging established in AS 44.29.750; and
(4) one member who is chair of the Alaska Veterans Advisory Council established in AS 44.35.
(b) The term of office of a member of the board appointed under (a)(1) of this section is four years. A member of the board may not serve more than eight consecutive years. A chair shall be elected by the voting members of the board. The members of the board appointed under (a)(1) and (2) of this section serve at the pleasure of the governor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 31. Department of Labor and Workforce Development › Sec. 44.31.020. Duties of department.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall
(1) enforce the laws and adopt regulations under them concerning employer-employee relationships, including the safety, hours of work, wages, and conditions of workers, including children;
(2) accumulate, analyze, and report labor statistics;
(3) operate systems of workers' compensation and unemployment insurance;
(4) gather data reflecting the cost of living in various locations of the state upon request of the director of personnel under AS 39.27.030;
(5) operate the federally funded employment and training programs under 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998);
(6) administer the state's program of adult basic education and adopt regulations to administer the program; and
(7) administer the programs of the Alaska Vocational Technical Center and adopt regulations to administer the programs, including regulations that set rates for student tuition and room and board and fees for the programs and services provided by the department regarding the Alaska Vocational Technical Center.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 31. Department of Labor and Workforce Development › Sec. 44.31.025. Building safety account.

The building safety account is created in the state treasury. The legislature may appropriate money from the account for necessary costs incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in the administration of AS 05.20, AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.395, 18.60.800 - 18.60.820, and AS 18.62. Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund or dedicates the money in the account for a specific purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.33.010. Commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development.

The principal executive officer of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development is the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development. Except with respect to the commissioner's membership on the board of directors of the Alaska Railroad Corporation, whenever a statute provides that the commissioner is a member of a board, council, or other similar entity, the commissioner may designate an employee of the department to act in the commissioner's place.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.33.112. Fees for publications, research data, and other services.

The commissioner may establish by regulation and the department may charge reasonable fees for department publications, research data, and other centralized administrative services to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, distribution, and other centralized administrative services.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.33.115. Exxon Valdez oil spill unincorporated rural community grant fund.

There is created in the department the Exxon Valdez oil spill unincorporated rural community grant fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund from the Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration fund, the Alyeska settlement fund, and other sources. Appropriations to the fund do not lapse unless otherwise provided by the legislature in the bill making the appropriation to the fund. The department may use the fund to make grants to unincorporated rural communities in the area affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill for capital projects for purposes of restoring, replacing, or enhancing subsistence resources or services or other services damaged or lost as the result of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. In this section,
(1) “Alyeska settlement fund” means the trust fund established in the state treasury for the purpose of receiving, holding, and disbursing the settlement proceeds received by the state under the Agreement and Consent Decree in re: The Exxon Valdez, United States District Court, District of Alaska, Case No. A92-175 Civil, decree entered November 25, 1992;
(2) “Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration fund” means the fund established by the Department of Revenue to implement the judgment entered by the United States District Court for Alaska in the criminal case United States of America v. Exxon Shipping Company and Exxon Corporation, No. A90-015 CR.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development › Article 1. Organization. › Sec. 44.33.118. Definitions.

In AS 44.33.010 - 44.33.118,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development;
(2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.