2014 Alaska Statutes
Title 18 - HEALTH, SAFETY, HOUSING, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PUBLIC DEFENDER
Chapter 18.20 - HOSPITALS AND NURSING FACILITIES
Article 01 - REGULATION OF HOSPITALS
Sec. 18.20.130 Definitions.
In AS 18.20.075 - 18.20.130,
(1) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services;
(2) "hospital" means an institution or establishment, public or private, devoted primarily to providing diagnosis, treatment, or care over a continuous period of 24 hours each day for two or more nonrelated individuals suffering from illness, physical or mental disease, injury or deformity, or any other condition for which medical or surgical services would be appropriate.
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