{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-47.30.833","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 47.30.833","heading":"Nutritional evaluation; right to proper diet.","body":"(a) A treatment facility shall conduct a nutritional evaluation of a person admitted or committed to a treatment facility for evaluation or treatment, whether the person is a voluntary or involuntary patient. The evaluation shall be conducted within the first week after the patient is admitted or committed.\n(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a treatment facility is not required to conduct a nutritional evaluation of a patient who is released within 72 hours of arrival.\n(c) A patient has the right to a nutritionally sound and medically appropriate diet. After conducting the nutritional evaluation required under (a) of this section, the treatment facility shall take appropriate steps to correct the patient's nutritional deficiencies.","path":["Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions.","Chapter 30. Mental Health.","Article 8. Patient Rights."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#47.30.833","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:52Z","sha256":"95bdf3c6b2ec13ea52c1d553d4858c8f25cd4ca6d044a71b5877e7b3b4f4cff6","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-47.30.830","next":"us-ak/as-47.30.835"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}