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Alaska Statutes.

Title 18. Health, Safety, and Housing

Chapter 15. Disease Control

Section 131. Reports to State Medical Officers; Documentation of Treatment.

AS 18.15.131. Reports to State Medical Officers; Documentation of Treatment.

(a) A health care provider and a laboratory administrator shall report, within five working days, to a state medical officer when that provider or administrator diagnoses a case of tuberculosis or has reasonable grounds to believe that a patient has tuberculosis, or when a patient ceases treatment for tuberculosis. A health care provider and a laboratory administrator may presume that a patient has ceased treatment if the patient fails to keep an appointment or relocates without transferring medical treatment to another health care provider. A health care provider who treats a patient with tuberculosis, and a person in charge of a health care facility that provides treatment for tuberculosis to a patient, shall maintain written documentation of the patient's adherence to the patient's treatment plan.

(b) A person required to report under (a) of this section shall permit a state medical officer to examine patient records, reports, and other data related to the required report.

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