(a) Except as required by AS 28.35.030 (d), the registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse. Information may not disclose a patient's name.
(a) Except as required by AS 28.35.030 (d), the registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse. Information may not disclose a patient's name.
(a) Except as required by AS 28.35.030 (d), the registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism or drug abuse. Information may not disclose a patient's name.
