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2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
Chapter 30. Mental Health
Article 10. Patient Rights.
Sec. 47.30.865. Discrimination prohibited.
Universal Citation: AK Stat § 47.30.865 (2018)
(a) The fact that a person is or has been evaluated or treated for mental illness may not be a basis for discrimination in
(1) seeking employment;
(2) resuming or continuing professional practice or previous occupation;
(3) obtaining or retaining housing;
(4) obtaining or retaining licenses or permits, including but not limited to a motor vehicle license, motor vehicle operator's and chauffeur's license, and a professional or occupational license.
(b) Applications for positions, licenses, and housing may not contain requests for information concerning evaluation or treatment experiences.
(c) A person may not aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of an act forbidden under this section or attempt to do so.
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