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4. Environmental Health and Safety (7 AAC 10.1000 — 7 AAC 10.1095) 5. General Variance Procedures (7 AAC 10.9500 — 7 AAC 10.9535) 6. Inspections and Investigations (7 AAC 10.9600 — 7 AAC 10.9620) 7. General Provisions (7 AAC 10.9990) Article 1. Purpose, Applicability, and Administrative Provisions. Rule 7 AAC 10.010. Purpose of chapter 7 AAC 10.015. Applicability of chapter 7 AAC 10.010. Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to establish certain licensing, certification, approval, and other requirements for providers defined in 7 AAC 10.990, and to establish standards for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 12/3/2006, Register 180; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 6/29/2017, Register 222) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.010 AS 47.05.310 AS 47.32.030

AS 18.05.040 AS 47.05.330 AS 47.33.005

AS 44.29.020 AS 47.14.120 AS 47.33.010

AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.010

AS 47.05.300 AS 47.32.020 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 10.010, by adding a new reference to AS 44.30.020: the list of duties for the Department of Family and Community Services that corresponds to the list in AS 44.29.020 for what is now the Department of Health. 7 AAC 10.015. Applicability of chapter. The provisions of