7 AAC 35.150 - Definitions for 7 AAC 35.140 - 7 AAC 35.150

As used in 7 AAC 35.140 - 7 AAC 35.150

(1) "claimant" means a person who signs and submits a claim to the department for the payment of costs under AS 12.65.025;

(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services;

(3) "deceased" means the body of an individual upon which a coroner has directed that a medical examiner perform a post-mortem examination under AS 12.65;

(4) "division" means the division of public health within the Department of Health and Social Services, or a division that succeeds to its duties under this chapter;

(5) "embalmer" means an embalmer licensed by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 08.42;

(6) "funeral director" means a funeral director licensed by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 08.42;

(7) "funeral establishment" means a funeral establishment that has a permit required by AS 08.42.100;

(8) "judicial officer" means a judicial officer described at AS 22.20.010 or a coroner appointed under AS 22.15.310;

(9) "medical examiner" means a medical examiner appointed by the commissioner under AS 12.65.010;

(10) "morgue" means a place that meets the requirements of 7 AAC 35.120, where human remains are kept for identification and autopsy;

(11) "person legally responsible for burial" means the personal representative of the deceased, appointed under AS 22.15.320, AS 13.16, or a similar statute of another jurisdiction; the term also includes a person otherwise legally responsible for burial.

Notes

7 AAC 35.150

Eff. 8/2/84, Register 91

Additional definitions relevant to 7 AAC 35.140 - 7 AAC 35.150 may be found in AS 01.10.060.

As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA 2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and economic development.

Authority:AS 12.65.025

AS 18.05.040