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February 8, 2019

Commissioner assumes management of Alaska Psychiatric Institute; changes will improve patient and staff safety

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Commissioner Adam Crum has invoked his authority under state law to immediately assume management of Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API). Questions and comments regarding these changes may be emailed to api.info@alaska.gov.

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Alaska’s new health care price transparency law (AS 18.23.400) went into effect January 2019. However, the State of Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services will allow health care providers and facilities more time to comply with the law as regulations are still being developed. The law requires health care providers and facilities to post the prices of their most common procedures.
The State Plan for Senior Services, FY2020-2023, is open for public comment from May 15 through May 25.
DHSS Southcentral earthquake page for information to assist Alaskans as recovery efforts continue from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake reported between Palmer and Anchorage at 8:29 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, and the thousands of aftershocks.
Alaska's Smokefree Workplace Law went into effect October 1, 2018. Go to smokefree.alaska.gov for more information.
Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact
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