Alaska Statutes Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender § 18.15.450. Definitions for AS 18.15.400--18.15.450

(1) “adult or juvenile offender” means a person in custody, arrested, or charged under a criminal complaint or a minor being held or subject to a petition under AS 47.12;

(2) “bloodborne pathogens” means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans; these pathogens include hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);

(3) “employing agency” means the

(4) “prisoner” has the meaning given in AS 33.30.901;

(5) “public safety officer” means a state or municipal juvenile or adult correctional, probation, or parole officer, a contractor or employee of a contractor in a correctional facility, a juvenile detention or treatment facility staff member, or a peace officer or firefighter, emergency medical technician, or mobile intensive care paramedic employed by or volunteering for the state or a municipality or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services provider;

(6) “significant exposure” means contact likely to transmit a bloodborne pathogen, in a manner supported by the most current guidelines and recommendations of the United States Public Health Service at the time an evaluation takes place, that includes