Section 20.40.590. 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).   

Authorities

47.30.031;47.30.056

Notes

Reference

20 AAC 40.500
20 AAC 40.590

Authority

AS 47.30.031 AS 47.30.056 Editor's note: Copies of the DSM-5 and the ICD-10-CM, adopted by reference in 20 AAC 40.500, are available for review at the office of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, 3745 Community Park Loop, Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99508. ________________________

History

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

References

20.40.500