{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.20.540","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.20.540","heading":"Construction of provisions.","body":"The provisions of AS 18.20.500 — 18.20.590 may not be construed to\n(1) create a right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or a contractor of the hospital, including a person who contracts with the hospital to provide instruction to a designated caregiver, based on an action performed or not performed under AS 18.20.500 — 18.20.590; or\n(2) replace, change, or otherwise affect rights or remedies that are provided under another provision of law, including common law.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 20. Hospitals and Nursing Facilities.","Article 5. Discharge of Hospital Patients."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.20.540","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"07dfba4935717169aae0d5473ab4a3d0fb032723aaad70e4094e53385de04b7f","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.20.530","next":"us-ak/as-18.20.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}