Report Exposure: Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology

Phone: 907-269-8000
Report Online: http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/index.htm

Pesticide Reporting Requirements

Required to Report: Yes
Who is Required to Report?: Physicians, Other health professionals.
Additional Info:

Reports should be made by telephone during regular business hours. After hours, if a health care provider considers the situation to represent a public health emergency, the report should be made by calling 1-800-478-0084

Coverage for Farm Workers: Required (with limitations)
Limitations: Harvest help and similar part-time or transient help is not covered.
Statute: Alaska Stat. § 23.30.230(a)(3) (2009)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers: Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
Case Law: Alaska Stat. § 23.30.215(d) (2009) provides that aliens who are not residents of the US or Canada are entitled to the same amount as residents, although there are restrictions on nonresident beneficiaries. There is no case law on the question of whether workers' compensation applies to undocumented workers.
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers: There is no case law answering this question.