Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.37.210 (2026)
Records of alcoholics, drug abusers, and intoxicated persons
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Sec. 47.37.210. Records of alcoholics, drug abusers, and intoxicated persons.
(a) Except as required by AS 28.35.030(d), the registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse. Information may not disclose a patient's name.
(a) Except as required by AS 28.35.030(d), the registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse. Information may not disclose a patient's name.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1994–2014 · leading case: In re D.D.S., 869 P.2d 160 (Alaska 1994).
In re D.D.S., 869 P.2d 160 (Alaska 1994). “The issue presented is whether AS 47.37.210, which provides that “the registration and other records of [alcohol] treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient,” creates an eviden-tiary privilege in Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings.”
Bryson v. Banner Health Sys., 89 P.3d 800 (Alaska 2004). “”); AS 47.37.210 ("[T]he registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.”
Matter of DDS, 869 P.2d 160 (Alaska 1994). “The issue presented is whether AS 47.37.210, which provides that "the registration and other records of [alcohol] treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient," creates an evidentiary privilege in Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings.”
Pletcher v. State, 338 P.3d 953 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “In his brief, Pletcher makes a cursory argument that AS 47.37.210(a) (one provision of Alaska's codification of the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act) guarantees an even greater level of confidentiality than federal law-so that even if the phone call to the…”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.37.210(a) — 1 case
Pletcher v. State, 338 P.3d 953 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “In his brief, Pletcher makes a cursory argument that AS 47.37.210(a) (one provision of Alaska's codification of the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act) guarantees an even greater level of confidentiality than federal law-so that even if the phone call to the…”
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