2008 Alaska Statutes
Title 47 WELFARE, SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 47.62. OFFICE OF THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Sec. 47.62.025. Access to long term care facilities, older Alaskans, and records.

(a) A person may not deny access to a long term care facility or to an older Alaskan by the ombudsman or an employee, volunteer, or other representative of the office.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 47.62.015 (c)(1), the ombudsman may obtain medical or other records of an older Alaskan who resides in a long term care facility in the state only with the consent of the older Alaskan or the older Alaskan's legal guardian or, if the older Alaskan is unable or incompetent to consent and does not have a legal guardian, only with a court order.

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