Alaska § 08.02.120 - Access to certain mental health information and records by the state.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 08.02.120 — Access to certain mental health information and records by the state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 08.02.120. Access to certain mental health information and records by the state.
(a) Notwithstanding AS 08.29.200 , AS 08.63.200 , AS 08.86.200 , AS 08.95.900 , another provision of this title, or a regulation adopted under this title, a licensee or an entity employing or contracting with a licensee may disclose confidential patient mental health information, communications, and records to the Department of Health when disclosure is authorized under AS 47.30.540 , 47.30.590, 47.30.845, or AS 47.31.032 . Information, communications, and records received by the Department of Health under this section are confidential medical records of patients and are not open to public inspection and copying under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.120.
(b) In this section, “licensee” has the meaning given in AS 08.01.110 .
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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