NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Department of Health and Social Services proposes regulations on health care reporting requirements, screening, confidentiality, disclosures, and state medical officer orders.
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The Department of Health and Social Services proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 7, Chapters 05 and 27, of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with immunization information, health care reporting requirements, tuberculosis screening, state medical officer orders, quarantine, confidentiality, disclosures, definitions, and technical corrections to update existing language. The proposed changes amend 7 AAC 05.931 and 7 AAC 27.005 – 7 AAC 27.900 including the following:
- Disclosure to immunization information systems
- Reporting of diseases and other conditions by health care providers
- Reporting by laboratories of infectious agents
- Control of communicable diseases manual
- Reporting of firearm injuries by facilities and health care providers
- Reporting of blood lead test results
- Occupational health related concern
- Reporting of occupational disease and injury
- Reporting of acute toxic or hazardous exposures
- Reporting of healthcare associated infections
- Rabies vaccination and quarantine
- Tuberculosis screening of school children
- Review of state medical officer orders
- Review of isolation or quarantine orders
- Confidentiality of required reports and medical records
- Permitted disclosures
- Individuals subject to medical orders
- Definitions relating to the above topics
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Louisa Castrodale, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology, 3601 C Street, Suite 540, Anchorage, AK 99503; E-mail: louisa.castrodale@alaska.gov.
The comments must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 7, 2013.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Louisa Castrodale at the address above or by phone at (907) 269-8000 no later than May 31, 2013 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Louisa Castrodale at the address, phone number, or E-mail address above, or go to the link at the bottom of this page.
After the public comment period ends, the Department of Health and Social Services will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory Authority: AS 14.30.045, AS 14.30.065, AS 18.05.010, AS 18.05.030, AS 18.05.040,
AS 18.15.355, AS 18.15.360, AS 18.15.362, AS 18.15.370, AS 18.15.375, AS 18.15.385, AS 18.15.395,
AS 18.50.020, AS 18.50.310, AS 18.50.320, AS 44.29.020, AS 44.62.245, AS 47.05.012.
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 14.30.045, AS 14.30.065, AS 18.05.010, AS 18.05.030, AS 18.05.040, AS 18.15.355, AS 18.15.360, AS 18.15.362, AS 18.15.370, AS 18.15.375,
AS 18.15.385, AS 18.15.395, AS 18.50.020, AS 18.50.310, AS 18.50.320, AS 44.29.020, AS 44.62.245,
AS 47.05.012.
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
Date:5/2/2013
/S/William J. Streur, Commissioner
Department of Health and Social Services
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Department of Health and Social Services
2. General subject of regulation: Health care reporting requirements, screening, confidentiality, disclosures, and state medical officer orders.
3. Citation of regulation (may be grouped): 7 AAC 05.931 and 7 AAC 27.005 – 7 AAC 27.900.
4. Reason for the proposed action:
( ) compliance with federal law
( ) compliance with new or changed state statute
( ) compliance with court order
(X) development of program standards
( ) other: (please list)
5. RDU/component affected: Public Health
6. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):
Initial Year FY 14 - $0
Subsequent Years - $0
7. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Louisa Castrodale
Division of Public Health, Epidemiology
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, AK 99503
E-mail: louisa.castrodale@alaska.gov
8. The origin of the proposed action:
__X__ staff of state agency
_____ federal government
_____ general public
_____ petition for regulation change
_____ other (please list)___________________________________________________
9. Date: 5/2/2013
Prepared by: Kurt D. West, Project Coordinator