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7 AAC 27.896. Written consent to disclosure. (a) A written consent to the disclosure of identifiable health information shall bear a date and shall specify the nature of the information to be disclosed, the persons to whom the disclosure is authorized, the general purpose of the disclosure, and an expiration date or event. The written consent shall also bear a statement acknowledging that the individual authorizing the disclosure is informed the right to refuse to sign the consent without negative consequences to treatment or payment and of the right to revoke the consent at any time. (b) An individual may revoke the consent in writing at any time. The individual shall deliver the written revocation to the department and inform the person who originally received the authorization of the revocation. (c) If the consent does not state an expiration date, it automatically expires six months after the date it is signed if it is not revoked before that date. (d) When the individual who is the subject of the identifiable health information is not competent or legally able to give informed consent to the disclosure of identifiable health information, a person lawfully authorized to make health care decisions for the individual may provide written authorization as set out in this section. (Eff. 12/29/2006, Register 180) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.040 AS 18.15.360

AS 18.15.355 AS 18.15.365 7 AAC 27.897. Disclosures of nonidentifiable health information. (a) The department may compile information based on records containing identifiable health information to create a report or summary of nonidentifiable health information to fulfill legal reporting requirements and to accomplish its public health purpose. The department may disclose or distribute a report or summary of health information in a nonidentifiable form to the public to achieve a public health purpose. (b) The department may not create a summary or report based on identifiable health information or related medical records for a commercial purpose or any other purpose unrelated to its public health purpose.