(a) The department shall acquire, use, disclose, and store identifiable health information collected under Alaska Stat. § 18.15.355 – 18.15.395 in a confidential manner that safeguards the security of the information, and maintain the information in a physically and technologically secure environment.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
Class B misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $2,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.15.365

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The department shall expunge, in a confidential manner, identifiable health information collected under Alaska Stat. § 18.15.355 – 18.15.395 when the use of the information by the department no longer furthers the public health purpose for which it is required.
(c) A person who knowingly discloses identifiable health information in violation of this section or a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In this subsection, “knowingly” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900(a).
(d) A person who intentionally discloses identifiable health information in violation of this section or a regulation adopted under this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. In this subsection, “intentionally” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.81.900(a).
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