00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 323(HES)                                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the release of certain information for the purpose of                                               
02 facilitating anatomical gifts."                                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  It is the intent of the legislature that a recipient                              
05 of information from the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 18.50.310(i),                                 
06 enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, is encouraged to use reasonable discretion and sensitivity when                          
07 contacting a person about a potential gift so that the recipient avoids offending the person's                          
08 religious beliefs or causing the person undue emotional distress.                                                       
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 18.50.310 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
10  (i)  If, to facilitate an anatomical gift under AS 13.50, a person who is a bank                                      
11 or storage facility or who handles the procurement of anatomical gifts requests                                         
12 information contained in or collected by the department for the purpose of completing                                   
13 death certificates or other vital statistics, the department may release the requested                                  
14 information to the requestor.  The information released may include information                                         

01 relating to the medical suitability of the potential gift for the intended purpose and the                              
02 names of the persons who are identified in AS 13.50.010(b).  In this subsection, "bank                                  
03 or storage facility" has the meaning given in AS 13.50.070.