# Alaska — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Alaska, has con program is yes; moratorium is No; statute citation is Alaska Stat. § 18-07-31 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Alaska _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** Private, municipal, state or federals hospitals. Psychiatric hospitals. Independent diagnostic testing facilities. Residential psychiatric treatment centers. Tuberculosis hospitals. Skilled nursing facilities. Kidney disease treatment centers, including free-standing hemodialysis units. Intermediate care facilities. Ambulatory surgical facilities.
- **Moratorium:** No
- **Statute citation:** Alaska Stat. § 18-07-31 et seq.

## What the source says

> Alaska Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <http://dhss.alaska.gov/dhcs/Pages/CertificateOfNeed/default.aspx> Alaska Department of Health and Social Services / Division of Health Care Services | Certificate of Need Law | <https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.07.031> Alaska Stat. § 18-07-31 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).