{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-13.56.100","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 13.56.100","heading":"Decision-making assistance of supporter.","body":"(a) Except as limited by a supported decision-making agreement, a supporter may provide to a principal the following decision-making assistance about the principal's affairs:\n(1) assisting with making decisions, communicating decisions, and understanding information about, options for, the responsibilities of, and the consequences of decisions;\n(2) accessing, obtaining, and understanding information that is relevant to decisions necessary for the principal to manage the principal's affairs, including medical, psychological, financial, and educational information, medical treatment records, and other records;\n(3) ascertaining the wishes and decisions of the principal, assisting in communicating those wishes and decisions to other persons, and advocating to ensure the implementation of the principal's wishes and decisions; and\n(4) accompanying the principal and participating in discussions with other persons when the principal is making decisions or attempting to obtain information for decisions.\n(b) Under (a)(2) of this section, a supporter may use the principal's dated consent to assist the principal in obtaining protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191) or educational records under 20 U.S.C. 1232g (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974).","path":["Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions.","Chapter 56. Supported Decision-Making Agreements."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#13.56.100","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:54Z","sha256":"c26c29468e31df42acd92249271c02ca5113d6b913151c0cf43c8116aaf920a7","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-13.56.090","next":"us-ak/as-13.56.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}