🏥 Long-Term Care / Assisted Living / Group Home · Alaska
Alaska: what a medical director of a long-term care / assisted living / group home must do
Whether Alaska requires a physician medical director for a long-term care / assisted living / group home, the qualifications you need, and the duties the rule assigns.
Medical directorMedical director required
Title in the ruleMedical Director
Research date2026-09-03
Qualifications
Employed by, or a consultant to, the nursing facility (no specific credential spelled out beyond being a physician).
Duties the rule assigns
- Place a resident under the care of a physician
- Ensure investigational drug use is properly supervised, with informed consent and complete records maintained
- Supervise the infection control and employee health programs
Notes
Scoped to licensed nursing facilities under 7 AAC 12, Art. 5 (7 AAC 12.250-.290) specifically — Alaska's separate assisted living home regulations (7 AAC 75) require only an administrator, with no physician/medical director role found. Verify which license type a given facility holds before relying on this.
Sources (1)
Every agreement Alaska names · Long-Term Care / Assisted Living / Group Home in other states