Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 18.20.130 - DefinitionsIn AS 18.20.075 - 18.20.130,
(1) "department" means the Department of Health;(2)[Repealed, Sec. 45 ch 57 SLA 2005].(3) "hospital" means an institution or establishment, public or private, devoted primarily to providing diagnosis, treatment, or care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.Amended by AK 2022 Executive Order 121,sec. 134, eff. 7/1/2022.