Medical Mandated Reporting

Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.64.369. Health care professionals to report certain injuries: (a) A health care professional who initially treats or attends to a person with an injury described in (b) of this section shall make certain that an oral report of the injury is made promptly to the Department of Public Safety, a local law enforcement agency, or a village public safety officer.  The health care professional shall make certain that a written report of an injury described in (b)(1) or (2) of this section is submitted to the Department of Public Safety within three working days after the person is treated.  The report shall be on a form provided by the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The following injuries shall be reported under (a) of this section:

(5) an injury that is likely to cause the death of the patient, unless the injury was clearly accidental.