{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.20.550","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.20.550","heading":"Coordination with other authority.","body":"AS 18.20.500 — 18.20.590 may not be interpreted to interfere with the powers or duties of\n(1) an agent operating under a valid advance health care directive under AS 13.52; or\n(2) a legal guardian of the patient.","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#18.20.550","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"21be35df0b95c3eb0d2e915cfbdfe62e56800b5272c22cb214d4a81196c9fc6b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.20.540","next":"us-ak/as-18.20.590"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}