{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-47.17.064","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 47.17.064","heading":"Photographs and x-rays.","body":"(a) The department or a practitioner of the healing arts may, without the permission of the parents, guardian, or custodian, take the following actions with regard to a child who the department or practitioner has reasonable cause to suspect has suffered physical harm as a result of child abuse or neglect:\n(1) take or have taken photographs of the areas of trauma visible on the child; and\n(2) if medically indicated, have a medical or radiological examination of the child performed by a person who is licensed to administer the examination.\n(b) The department or a practitioner of the healing arts shall notify the parents, guardian, or custodian of a child as soon as possible after taking action under (a) of this section with regard to the child.","path":["Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions.","Chapter 17. Child Protection."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#47.17.064","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:52Z","sha256":"caa2400e1b1224967a2e729396b315265f4692cf1130499fc5ce063dca737399","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-47.17.060","next":"us-ak/as-47.17.068"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}