The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska
- Level
- State
- Authority
- AS 26.23.020; AS 18.15.390
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-19 (Section II resumption effective May 4, 2020) (read as 2020-03-19)
- End
- 2020-06-15 (stated expiration); resumption with conditions from May 4, 2020 (read as 2020-06-15)
- In force
- Mar. 19, 2020 to June 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- patients, providers, hospitals and surgical centers
- Functions reached
- SX
- VS visitor prohibition
- IC testing (PCR within 48 hours for aerosolizing procedures)
- IP capacity condition
- Collection
- Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01
Operative words
Required patients, providers, hospitals, and surgical centers to postpone or cancel non-urgent or elective procedures... (ACS). As revised Apr. 21, 2020: There are to be no visitors in health care facilities except for: end-of-life visits; a parent of a minor; a support person for labor and delivery settings; and only one (1) spouse or caregiver that resides with the patient will be allowed into the facility during the day of a surgery or procedure and at the time of patient discharge... Any of the allowed visitors must wear a fabric face covering... Facility must maintain a plan to reduce or stop performing surgeries and procedures permitted by this Section II should a surge or resurgence of COVID-19 cases occur.
Enforcement
AS 26.23.200 (fine to $1,000 or one year)