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(F) a skilled nursing facility;

(G) an intermediate care facility; or

(H) an ambulatory surgical facility;

(2) does not include

(A) a tuberculosis hospital;

(B) a kidney disease treatment center;

(C) an Alaska Pioneers’ Home or Alaska Veterans’ Home administered by the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 47.55; or

(D) a dental office in an individual or group practice. (Eff. 1/19/96, Register 137; am 2/10/99, Register 149; am 2/21/2004, Register 170; readopt 12/29/2006, Register 180; am 9/3/2023, Register 247) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.030 AS 18.05.042

AS 18.05.040 AS 18.15.370 Editor’s note: Effective 12/29/2006, Register 180, the Department of Health and Social Services (now the Department of Health) readopted 7 AAC 27.011 without change, to affirm the validity of that section under current statutory authority. 7 AAC 27.012. Birth defects registry. (a) A hospital, health care facility, private or public health insurance organization, laboratory, or other health care provider, entity, agency, or organization operating in this state that collects or maintains health care records, claims, or laboratory test results related to the diagnosis, screening, or treatment for a patient with a birth defect, shall report the information specified in (b) of this section to the department semi-annually. (b) To meet the reporting requirements of (a) of this section, the following must be reported for each birth defect:

(1) all major structural defects, genetic disorders, disorders resulting from prenatal