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Authority: AS 47.30.660 AS 47.30.710 7 AAC 72.250. Physical examination. (a) In conducting the physical examination required by 7 AAC 72.240, the physician shall determine whether the patient has any reasonably apparent physical problems that require specialized medical care and treatment, and that may either more urgently require care than the patient’s present psychiatric problems, or cause or aggravate the patient’s psychiatric problems. (b) The physical examination required by 7 AAC 72.240 must include

(1) an examination of the patient’s chief complaint;

(2) a review of the patient’s history;

(3) a review of systems;

(4) a routine physical examination;

(5) a diagnosis; and

(6) the physician’s recommendations. (Eff. 3/30/85, Register 93) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.30.660 AS 47.30.710 7 AAC 72.260. Mental health evaluation. (a) A mental health professional shall conduct the mental health evaluation required by 7 AAC 72.240 for the purposes of determining the specific mental health problems and needs of the patient and determining whether the patient meets the involuntary commitment criteria established in AS 47.30.730. (b) A mental health evaluation required by 7 AAC 72.240 must, when reasonably possible, include