Alaska Statutes.
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, and Trusts.
Chapter 56. Supported Decision-Making Agreements
Section 100. Decision-Making Assistance of Supporter.
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AS 13.56.100. Decision-Making Assistance of Supporter.

   (a) Except as limited by a supported decision-making agreement, a supporter may provide to a principal the following decision-making assistance about the principal's affairs:
        (1) assisting with making decisions, communicating decisions, and understanding information about, options for, the responsibilities of, and the consequences of decisions;
        (2) accessing, obtaining, and understanding information that is relevant to decisions necessary for the principal to manage the principal's affairs, including medical, psychological, financial, and educational information, medical treatment records, and other records;
        (3) ascertaining the wishes and decisions of the principal, assisting in communicating those wishes and decisions to other persons, and advocating to ensure the implementation of the principal's wishes and decisions; and
        (4) accompanying the principal and participating in discussions with other persons when the principal is making decisions or attempting to obtain information for decisions.
   (b) Under (a)(2) of this section, a supporter may use the principal's dated consent to assist the principal in obtaining protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191) or educational records under 20 U.S.C. 1232g (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974).

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