Alaska Statutes 13.55.020 – Obligations of health care providers and hospitals
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.55.020
- action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- health care provider: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 13.55.100
- hospital: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 13.55.100
- minor: means an individual under 18 years of age who is not an emancipated minor. See Alaska Statutes 13.55.100
- opioid: includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 13.55.100
A health care provider, a hospital, or an employee of a health care provider or hospital may not be subject to disciplinary action by the health care provider’s or the employee’s professional licensing board or held civilly or criminally liable for failure to administer, prescribe, or dispense an opioid, or for inadvertent administration of an opioid, to an individual or a minor who has a voluntary nonopioid directive.