Alaska Statutes.
Title 18. Health, Safety, and Housing
Chapter 15. Disease Control and Threats to Public Health
Section 362. Acquisition and Use of Identifiable Health Information; Public Health Purpose.
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AS 18.15.362. Acquisition and Use of Identifiable Health Information; Public Health Purpose.

The department may acquire and use identifiable health information collected under AS 18.15.355 - 18.15.395 only if the

(1) acquisition and use of the information relates directly to a public health purpose;

(2) acquisition and use of the information is reasonably likely to contribute to the achievement of a public health purpose; and

(3) public health purpose cannot otherwise be achieved at least as well with nonidentifiable health information.

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