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AS 13.55.100. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
        (1) “department” means the Department of Health;
        (2) “emancipated minor” means a minor whose disabilities have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590;
        (3) “health care provider” has the meaning given in AS 09.65.340;
        (4) “hospital” has the meaning given in AS 13.52.268;
        (5) “minor” means an individual under 18 years of age who is not an emancipated minor;
        (6) “opioid” includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in AS 11.71.140 and 11.71.160;
        (7) “opioid overdose drug” has the meaning given in AS 09.65.340.

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