§ 18-66-250

In AS 18.66.200 - 18.66.250, (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 (A) has, as one of its primary purposes, the provision of direct services to victims for trauma resulting from a sexual assault or

armed forces of the United States, or a local government agency that (A) has, as one of its primary purposes, the provision of direct services to victims for trauma resulting from a sexual assault or domestic violence; (B) is not affiliated with a law enforcement agency or a prosecutor's office; and (C) is not on contract with the state to provide services under AS 47; (6) 'victim counselor' means an employee or supervised volunteer of a victim counseling center that provides counseling to victims (A) who has undergone a minimum of 40 hours of training in domestic violence or sexual assault, crisis intervention, victim support, treatment and related areas; or (B) whose duties include victim counseling.