Section 44.25.390 - Definitions In AS 44.25.300 - 44.25.390,
(1) "authority" means the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established in AS 44.25.200;(2) "long term care facility" means an assisted living home, as defined in AS 47.32.900, and a nursing facility, as defined in AS 47.32.900;(3) "office" means the office of the long term care ombudsman;(4) "older Alaskan" means a person who is 60 years of age or older and who resides in the state;(5) "ombudsman" means the long term care ombudsman hired under AS 44.25.300;(6) "resident" means a person who resides in a long term care facility in the state;(7) "resident representative" means (A) an individual chosen by a resident to act on behalf of the resident to (i) support the resident in decision making;(ii) access medical, social, or other personal information of the resident;(iii) manage financial matters; or(iv) receive notifications;(B) a person authorized by federal or state law to act on behalf of a resident.(8) "senior citizen housing" has the meaning given "senior housing" in AS 18.56.799.Added by AK 2022 Executive Order 121,sec. 27, eff. 7/1/2022.