Alaska Statutes Title 47, Chapter 47.32 - Centralized Licensing and Related Administrative Procedures

• Sec. 47.32.010 Purpose and Applicability.
  (a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish centralized licensing and related administrative procedures for the delivery of services in this state by...
• Sec. 47.32.020 Requirement to Obtain a License.
  (a) An entity may not operate a facility described in AS 47.32.010(b) without first obtaining a license under this chapter unless the entity is...
• Sec. 47.32.030 Powers of the Department; Delegation to Municipality.
  (a) The department may(1) administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter;(2) coordinate and develop policies, programs, and planning related to licensure and operation...
• Sec. 47.32.032 Foster Care License; Variance.
  (a) The department shall streamline the application and licensing paperwork necessary for a person to be approved as a foster parent or relative placement...
• Sec. 47.32.040 Application for License.
  A person shall apply to the department for a license under this chapter. The application must be made to the department on a form...
• Sec. 47.32.050 Provisional License; Biennial License.
  (a) The department may issue a provisional license to an entity for which application is made under AS 47.32.040 if, after inspection and investigation,...
• Sec. 47.32.060 License Renewal.
  (a) At least 90 days before expiration of a biennial license, a licensed entity that intends to remain licensed shall submit an application for...
• Sec. 47.32.070 Notice of Denial or Conditions; Appeal.
  (a) If the department denies an application for or places conditions on a provisional or biennial license or license renewal, the department shall provide...
• Sec. 47.32.080 Posting; License Not Transferable.
  (a) A license issued under this chapter shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Any notice of a variance issued...
• Sec. 47.32.090 Complaints; Investigation; Retaliation.
  (a) A person who believes that an entity has violated an applicable statute or regulation or a condition of a license issued under this...
• Sec. 47.32.100 Cooperation With Investigation.
  An entity shall cooperate with an investigation initiated by the department. An investigated entity shall(1) permit representatives of the department to inspect the entity;...
• Sec. 47.32.110 Right of Access and Inspection.
  (a) A designated agent or employee of the department shall have right of access to an entity(1) to determine whether an application for licensure...
• Sec. 47.32.120 Report.
  (a) Within 10 working days after completing an investigation or inspection under AS 47.32.090 - 47.32.110, the department shall prepare a report of the...
• Sec. 47.32.130 Enforcement Action: Immediate Revocation or Suspension.
  (a) If the department's report of investigation or inspection under AS 47.32.120 concludes that the department has reasonable cause to believe that a violation...
• Sec. 47.32.140 Enforcement Actions.
  (a) If the department's report of investigation or inspection under AS 47.32.120 concludes that the department has reasonable cause to believe that a violation...
• Sec. 47.32.150 Hearings.
  (a) Upon receipt of a timely request for a hearing by an entity regarding an enforcement action under AS 47.32.130 (a) or 47.32.140(d)(3), (5),...
• Sec. 47.32.160 Immunity.
  (a) The department, its employees, and its agents are not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in the...
• Sec. 47.32.170 Criminal Penalty.
  A person who intentionally or with criminal negligence violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter related to the...
• Sec. 47.32.180 Confidentiality; Release of Certain Information.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following are confidential and may not be disclosed to the public without a court order: complaints;...
• Sec. 47.32.190 Access to Information.
  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the divisions of the department assigned public health and public assistance functions shall have access to any information...
• Sec. 47.32.200 Notices Required of Entities.
  (a) An entity shall provide the department with written notice of a change of mailing address at least 14 days before the effective date...
• Sec. 47.32.900 Definitions.
  In this chapter,(1) "ambulatory surgical center" means a facility that(A) is not a part of a hospital or a physician's general medical practice; and(B)...

Last modified: November 15, 2016