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AS 13.55.100

Definitions

Known as the Voluntary Nonopioid Directive Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (6 sections).

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.

Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.