Alaska Statutes Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender § 18.66.250. Definitions

(1) “confidential communication” means information exchanged between a victim and a victim counselor in private or in the presence of a third party who is necessary to facilitate communication or further the counseling process and that is disclosed in the course of victim counseling resulting from a sexual assault or domestic violence;

(2) “sexual assault” means an offense under AS 11.41.410--11.41.470 or an offense in another jurisdiction whose elements are similar to the elements of an offense under AS 11.41.410--11.41.470;

(3) “victim” means a person who consults a victim counselor for assistance in overcoming adverse effects of a sexual assault or domestic violence;

(4) “victim counseling” means support, assistance, advice, or treatment to alleviate the adverse effects of a sexual assault or domestic violence on the victim;

(5) “victim counseling center” means a private organization, an organization operated by or contracted by a branch of the armed forces of the United States, or a local government agency that

(6) “victim counselor” means an employee or supervised volunteer of a victim counseling center that provides counseling to victims