2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Chapter 20. Hospitals and Nursing Facilities
Article 3. Nursing Facilities.
Sec. 18.20.330. Appeal; hearing.
(a) Notwithstanding AS 44.62.330 — 44.62.630, the department, by regulation, shall establish a hearing procedure by which a nursing facility may present evidence to refute a deficiency found by the department, and by which it may appeal, in a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010), a sanction imposed by order of the department under AS 18.20.310. A request for a hearing shall be made in writing within 10 days after service of the department's order on the nursing facility. Except for an order that takes effect immediately under AS 18.20.310(b)(1), a request under this subsection has the effect of staying the department's order until the hearing is concluded and the department makes a final determination.
(b) An appeal, or request for stay, regarding a sanction imposed by the court under AS 18.20.310(a)(6) or (7), 18.20.360, or 18.20.370, shall be filed with the court in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.
