{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.15.355","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.15.355","heading":"Prevention and control of conditions of public health importance.","body":"(a) The department may use the powers and provisions set out in AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395 to prevent, control, or ameliorate conditions of public health importance or accomplish other essential public health services and functions.\n(b) In performing its duties under AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395, the department may\n(1) establish standards\n(A) for the prevention, control, or amelioration of conditions of public health importance;\n(B) to accomplish other essential public health services and functions; and\n(2) adopt regulations to implement and interpret AS 18.15.355 — 18.15.395.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 15. Disease Control and Threats to Public Health.","Article 6. Public Health Authority and Powers."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.15.355","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"3835af1368c67d529029ab9a6c07a12be8f1716a9a4124996064d17723228c6f","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.15.350","next":"us-ak/as-18.15.360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}