Alaska § 47.30.830 - Prohibition of experimental treatments.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 47.30.830 — Prohibition of experimental treatments., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47.30.830. Prohibition of experimental treatments.
(a) Experimental treatments involving any significant risk of physical or psychological harm may not be administered to a patient.
(b) If the personnel of an evaluation or treatment facility are uncertain as to whether a proposed treatment is experimental or is experimental as applied to a particular patient or would involve a significant risk of mental or physical harm to the patient, the matter may be referred to the commissioner for a determination. The patient, the patient's attorney and guardian, if any, and an adult designated by the patient, shall, simultaneously with the referral to the commissioner, be provided with copies of all the documents by which the referral is made and shall have the opportunity to provide evidence to the commissioner on the question.
(c) A determination by the commissioner that a treatment is experimental and entails significant risks of mental or physical harm is binding upon all persons involved in the administration of treatment to a patient.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 47.30.830 cover?
Section 47.30.830 ("Prohibition of experimental treatments.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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