Solicitation for Public Input – Department of Health, Division of Public Health Regulatory Revisions.

Notice of Public Scoping Under Administrative Order 360 for possible Department of Health, Division of Public Health Regulation Changes (Title 7).

Background. In response to Administrative Order 360, the Department of Health is soliciting written and oral comments from affected industries, community organizations, and the general public regarding regulations and materials incorporated by reference related to public health services under:

• Chapter 05. Vital Records (7 AAC 05.010 — 7 AAC 05.990)
  • Article 1. Administration
  • Article 2. Births, Deaths, Burial Permits, Marriages, Divorces, Adoptions
  • Article 3. Special Procedures

   

• Chapter 16. Do-Not-Resuscitate Protocol and Identification (7 AAC 16.010 — 7 AAC 16.090)

• Chapter 18. Radiation Sources and Radiation Protection (7 AAC 18.010 — 7 AAC 18.990)
  • Article 1. Radioactive Materials
  • Article 2. Registration and Use of Ionizing Radiation Sources
  • Article 3. Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements
  • Article 4. Use of Radiation Sources in the Healing Arts
  • Article 5. Industrial Radiography Protection Requirements
  • Article 6. Definitions

   

• Chapter 19. Registration and Inspection of Dental Radiological Equipment (7 AAC 19.010 — 7 AAC 19.900)

   

• Chapter 24. Health Care Professionals Workforce Enhancement Program (7 AAC 24.010 — 7 AAC 24.995)
  • Article 1. Eligible Sites and Program Participation
  • Article 2. Advisory Council
  • Article 3. General Provisions

• Chapter 25. Retail Services (7 AAC 25.430 — 7 AAC 25.460)
  • Article 1. Eating and Drinking Establishments REPEALED
  • Article 2. Coin-operated Dry Cleaning Establishments REPEALED
  • Article 3. Compressed Oxygen

   

• Chapter 26. Emergency Medical Services (7 AAC 26.010 — 7 AAC 26.999)
  • Article 1. Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician Instructors, Paramedic Course Coordinators
  • Article 2. Emergency Medical Services Outside Hospitals
  • Article 2. Medevac Services, Critical Care Air Ambulance Services, and Specialty Aeromedical Transport Teams Outside Hospitals
  • Article 4. Emergency Trauma Technician Instructors and Approved Emergency Trauma Technician Training Courses
  • Article 5. Approved Automated External Defibrillation Training Programs
  • Article 6. Medical Directors
  • Article 7. Trauma Centers, Trauma Registry, & Trauma Care Fund
  • Article 8. Emergency Medical Dispatchers
  • Article 9. Paramedic License
  • Article 10. General Provisions

   

• Chapter 27. Preventive Medical Services (7 AAC 27.005 — 7 AAC 27.990)
  • Article 1. Control of Diseases of Public Health Importance
  • Article 2. Tuberculosis Control REPEALED

• Article 3. Venereal Disease Control
• Article 4. Statewide Immunization Program
• Article 5. Physical Examination of School Children REPEALED
• Article 6. Services for Handicapped Children REPEALED
• Article 7. Dental Public Health NO REGULATIONS FILED
• Article 8. Standard Serological Tests
• Article 9. Special Permits
• Article 10. Screening of Newborn Children for Congenital Disorders
• Article 11. Newborn Hearing Screening
• Article 12. Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening
• Article 13. Disclosure to the Immunization Information System
• Article 14. Health Care Facility Discharge Data Reporting
• Article 15. Prevention, Treatment, and Control of Diseases of Public Health Importance
• Article 16. Confidentiality
• Article 17. General Provisions

• Chapter 34. Medical Use of Marijuana (7 AAC 34.010 — 7 AAC 34.990)
  • Article 1. Medical Marijuana Registry
  • Article 2. Qualifying Debilitating Conditions
  • Article 3. General Provisions

   

• Chapter 35. Embalming and Other Post-Mortem Services (7 AAC 35.010 — 7 AAC 35.390)
  • Article 1. Disposition of Human Remains
  • Article 2. Cost of Post-Mortem Examinations, Autopsies, Embalming and Related Services
  • Article 3. General Provisions
  • Article 4. Medicolegal Death Investigation, State Medical Examiner Office

   

• Chapter 80. Fees for Department Services (7 AAC 80.010 — 7 AAC 80.990)
  • Article 1. Public Health Services
  • Article 4. General Provisions

   

• Chapter 86. Health Care Services Price Transparency (7 AAC 86.010 — 7 AAC 86.090)

The Department of Health is undertaking this solicitation process to ask the public for ideas, suggestions, and input before the Department of Health, Division of Public Health drafts or proposes any specific regulation amendments or repeals for public review.

The Department of Health is particularly interested in specific ideas for regulatory change that may:

• clarify existing regulatory obligations;
• reduce costs for the public, industry, or government;
• improve or streamline procedures, application requirements, and review processes, for example reducing the time required to apply for a license, permit, or benefit;
• reduce administrative burdens;
• streamline permitting procedures;
• improve communication procedures;
• provide greater transparency with respect to standards, decision-making, and rationales for application processing; or
• clarify interagency roles.

Written comments. Written comments must be received by 5 p.m., November 19, 2025. Written comments may be sent to by electronic mail to  doh.dph.public.comments@alaska.gov.  Written comments may be mailed to Ms. Christy Lawton, State of Alaska, Department of Health, Division of Public Health, 3601 C Street, Suite 756, Anchorage, AK 99503.

Public meeting. Oral comments may also be submitted at a hearing to be held on the following dates and times:  

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 11:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Administration, Vital Records: Alaska Vital Records administration, records and special procedures.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Do-Not-Resuscitate Protocol and Identification: Do not resuscitate protocols in Alaska.

Friday, October 24, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Radiation Sources and Radiation Protection

Registration and Inspection of Dental Radiological Equipment

Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Medical Use of Marijuana

Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Health Care Professionals Workforce Enhancement Program: Eligible Sites and Program Participation

Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Emergency Medical Technicians Emergency Medical Technician Instructors Paramedic Course Coordinators

Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Embalming and Other Post-Mortem Services

Thursday, November 6^th, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Compressed Oxygen

Thursday, November 6, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Preventive Medical Services

Friday, November 7, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Fees for Department Services

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Health Care Services Price Transparency

Oral comments may be submitted via a telephonic hearing to be held on the dates and times included above. You may join the meeting by calling the toll free 1-888-392-4560 telephone number, and entering the participant code 75711636. There will not be in-person attendance provided at the hearing site, so please prepare to share your oral comments by telephone only.  The hearings are scheduled on the dates and times included above, and priority will be given to commenters on the line before the beginning of the hearing. The hearing may be extended to accommodate those on the line who did not have an opportunity to comment. Before the start of the hearing, the Department of Health may limit the time allotted for each person providing oral testimony, as reasonably necessary to conclude the hearing in the time provided.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation to participate in this process, please contact Ms. Christy Lawton by electronic email at doh.dph.public.comments@alaska.gov  or by phone at (907) 334-2687 not later than three business days before the time of the hearing, to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.

Please note that input provided in response to this solicitation will be subject to inspection, copying, and distribution as public records under AS 40.25.110 – 40.25.220.  Please do not include any confidential information in written or oral comments.

Questions. For questions or more information, contact our Agency Regulatory Liaison, Triptaa Surve at triptaa.surve@alaska.gov .

The Department of Health  is not currently proposing any specific regulation change and there are no draft regulations prepared for public comment under the Administrative Procedure Act at this time. If Department of Health undertakes revisions to these regulations, there will be an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed regulation changes that are released for public review and comment under the Administrative Procedure Act.

The Department of Health, Division of Public Health, keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the Department of Health, Division of Public Health’s notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the Department of Health, Division of Public Health at doh.dph.public.comments@alaska.gov, giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.

Individuals can also sign up to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx.