20 Alaska Admin. Code § 40.590

Current through December 21, 2024
Section 20 AAC 40.590 - Definitions

In 20 AAC 40.500 - 20 AAC 40.590,

(1)"DSM-5" means the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association, and adopted by reference in 20 AAC 40.500(a);
(2)"ICD-10-CM" means the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, published in 2015 and adopted by reference in 20 AAC 40.500(b);
(3) "people with alcoholism" has the meaning given "chronic alcoholics suffering from psychoses" in AS 47.30.056(f);
(4) "people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia" has the meaning given "senile people who as a result of their senility suffer major mental illness" in AS 47.30.056(g);
(5) "people with developmental disabilities" has the meaning given "persons who have an intellectual disability, a developmental disability, or both" in AS 47.30.056(e);
(6) "people with mental illness" has the meaning given "the mentally ill" in AS 47.30.056(d).

20 AAC 40.590

Eff. 10/24/2004, Register 172; am 3/12/2016, Register 217, April 2016

Copies of the DSM-5 and the ICD-10-CM, adopted by reference in 20 AAC 40.500, are available for review at the offices of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, 3745 Community Park Loop, Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99508.

Authority:AS 47.30.031

AS 47.30.056