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Register with the amended version may be obtained through the nearest public library. If the Federal Register is not available at that library site, the material can be obtained by that library through the interlibrary loan system. It may also be obtained at https://www.govinfo.gov. On February 14, 2023, as required by AS 44.62.245 and AS 47.05.012, the department gave notice that the following amended version of material, previously adopted by reference in 7 AAC 80.050, would be in effect on January 12, 2023: the United States Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines established in 88 Fed. Reg., 3424-3425 (January 19, 2023). The amended version may be reviewed at the Department of Health, 3601 C Street, Suite 902, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. The Federal Register with the amended version may be obtained through the nearest public library. If the Federal Register is not available at that library site, the material can be obtained by that library through the interlibrary loan system. It may also be obtained at https://www.govinfo.gov. On February 8, 2024, as required by AS 44.62.245 and AS 47.05.012, the department gave notice that the following amended version of material, previously adopted by reference in 7 AAC 80.050, would be in effect on January 11, 2024: the United States Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines established in 88 Fed. Reg., 3424–3425 (January 17, 2024). The amended version may be reviewed at the Department of Health and Social Services, 3601 C Street, Suite 902, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. The Federal Register with the amended version may be obtained through the nearest public library. If the Federal Register is not available at that library site, the material can be obtained by that library through the interlibrary loan system. It may also be obtained at https://www.govinfo.gov. On January 26, 2025, as required by AS 44.62.245 and AS 47.05.012, the department gave notice that the following amended version of material, previously adopted by reference in 7 AAC 44.040, was in effect as of January 15, 2025: the United States Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines established in 88 Fed. Reg., 3424-3425 (January 17, 2025). The amended version may be reviewed at the Department of Health and Social Services, 3601 C Street, Suite 902, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. The Federal Register with the amended version may be obtained through the nearest public library. If the Federal Register is not available at that library site, the material can be obtained by that library through the interlibrary loan system. It may also be obtained at https://www.govinfo.gov. 7 AAC 80.060. Public interest fee waiver. In the public interest, the department will, in its discretion, waive the fee established under 7 AAC 80.010 — 7 AAC 80.090 for a public health service if the department determines that

(1) a public health emergency exists and health services at no cost to the public are needed to meet the emergency;

(2) provision of the health services is necessary for the prevention or treatment of a communicable disease, and charging a fee would seriously deter receipt of the health services and cause risk to the general public;

(3) the public health is otherwise best served by the waiver of the fee; or

(4) the health service is being provided to an individual under one of the following circumstances:

(A) the individual’s initial contact with the department is in response to a request or requirement of a person other than the individual, or other than the individual’s parent or