Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 8 > Chapter 80 > Article 4 - Unlawful Acts

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• agent: means an individual designated in a durable power of attorney for health care to make a health care decision for the individual granting the power. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• anatomical gift: means a donation of all or a part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• available: means , when referring to a person, that the
  (A) person's existence is known. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• board: means the Board of Pharmacy. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• dispensing: means the preparation and delivery of a drug or device to a patient or patient's agent under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to, or use by, a patient. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• drug: means an article recognized as a drug in an official compendium, or supplement to an official compendium. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• part: means an organ, tissue, or an eye of a human being, except fetal tissue. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, government, governmental subdivision, governmental agency, or another legal or commercial entity. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• person: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
• pharmacist: means an individual currently licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
• pharmacy: means a place in this state where drugs are dispensed and pharmaceutical care is provided and a place outside of this state that is subject to licensure or registration under Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 08.80.480
• Probate: Proving a will
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• reasonably available: means available using a level of diligence appropriate to the seriousness and urgency of an individual's health care needs. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• state: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• surrogate: means an individual, other than a patient's agent or guardian, authorized under this chapter to make a health care decision for the patient. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• terminal condition: means an incurable or irreversible illness or injury
  (A) that without administration of life-sustaining procedures will result in death in a short period of time. See Alaska Statutes 13.52.390
• writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060