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(b) The facility shall safeguard patient records, including electronic records, against loss, defacement, tampering, and use by unauthorized persons. Information from patient records, including electronic records, may be released only in accordance with AS 47.30.845 and (c) of this section. (c) For a patient being treated for alcohol or drug abuse in a facility that receives federal assistance as described in 42 C.F.R. 2.12(b), the facility may disclose information from that patient’s records only as allowed under 42 C.F.R. Part 2, including use of the consent form required under 42 C.F.R. 2.31. (d) Patient records that are required to be submitted to the department are subject to the applicable requirements of 7 AAC 85. (Eff. 3/30/85, Register 93; am 3/16/2001, Register 157; am 9/23/2004, Register 171; am 4/25/2025, Register 254) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.30.660 AS 47.30.845 7 AAC 72.155. Quarterly report of patient information. Within 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the administrator shall submit to the department, on a form supplied by the department, the following information regarding patients admitted to the facility during the previous quarter who were found to be suffering from a mental illness and who posed a danger to self or others, or who were gravely disabled, as determined by each patient’s treating physician or psychiatrist:

(1) the number of patients admitted voluntarily;

(2) the number of patients admitted involuntarily;

(3) the number of patients admitted who had insurance or self-pay coverage that was billed;

(4) the average length of stay for all patients admitted during the quarter, whether voluntary or involuntary;

(5) the number of patients who were readmitted during the quarter. (Eff. 3/16/2001, Register 157; am 6/24/2004, Register 170) Statutory Authority: