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Alaska Statutes.

Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions

Chapter 33. Assisted Living Homes

Section 520. Investigation.

AS 47.33.520. Investigation.

(a) A licensing agency may investigate an assisted living home at any time to determine whether the home is in compliance with this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter.

(b) An assisted living home that is the subject of an investigation shall give the licensing agency access to

(1) the home;

(2) all records relating to the operation of the home that are relevant to the investigation;

(3) all resident files; and

(4) the residents and employees of the home.

(c) The licensing agency shall prepare a written report of the investigation that summarizes its findings, and shall provide a copy of the report to the assisted living home that is the subject of the investigation and to the complainant, if any, if the complainant requests a copy.

(d) The assisted living home may submit to the licensing agency a written response to the investigation report. The licensing agency shall retain the home's response with the record of the complaint.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in AS 47.33.500 (c),

(1) a completed investigation report and a response from a home are public records; and

(2) a final report on deficiencies and approved plans of correction that is prepared by a licensing agency after a licensure inspection or investigation of a home it licenses under this chapter shall be made available by the licensing agency to the public within 14 calendar days after the final report is made available to the home being reviewed.

(f) If the licensing agency's investigation shows reasonable cause to believe that a certified nurse aide has committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property, the licensing agency shall report the matter to the Board of Nursing.

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