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Alaska adopted UETA in 2004 with HB 285 Chapter 80 and entered it into Alaska Stat. § 09.80.010 (available here)

ALASKA SENATE BILL 232 [1997, 1998] (online here)

Summary - "An Act relating to electronic signatures, electronic records, requirements for records, and the reproduction of public records."

Sec. 2. AS 09.25.120(a) is amended to read - (8) public records containing information that would disclose or might lead to the disclosure of a component in the process used to execute or adopt an electronic signature if the disclosure would or might cause the electronic signature to cease being under the sole control of the person using it.
Release of public records that could comprimise the security of an electronic signature would not be allowed.

Sec. 09.25.510. Electronic records and signatures.(a) Any person or entity, including a state agency or political subdivision, may accept or agree to be bound by an electronic record executed or adopted with an electronic signature. Where a person accepts or agrees to be bound by an electronic record executed or adopted with an electronic signature, a rule of law that requires (1) a record of that type to be in writing shall be considered satisfied; and (2) a signature shall be considered satisfied.

This section validates and gives legal status to electronic signatures

ALASKA HOUSE BILL 345 OF 1997 - (online here)

"An Act relating to electronic records and signatures, revising certain requirements that signatures be notarized or verified, and providing for electronic records in the state archives; relating to the permanency of records in the state archives; and providing for an effective date."

Sec. 01.15.015. Electronic records and signatures. (a) A person, including an entity or the state or its political subdivisions, may accept or agree to be bound by an electronic record executed or adopted with an electronic signature. If a person accepts or agrees to be bound by an electronic record executed or adopted with an electronic signature,

ALASKA HOUSE BILL 415 OF 1997 - (online here)

"An Act relating to health care information, including privacy protection for health care information; and providing for an effective date."

Section 1(b) Based on the findings in (a) of this section, the legislature declares that it is in the public interest to establish legislative policies and guidelines to ensure that health information is (1) secure, private, accurate, and reliable: (2) properly disclosed or modified; and (3) accessible only to those with a legitimate need for the information.

Under Sec. 18.23.230. Authorization to disclose health information. a custodian may (b)retain a patient's authorization to disclose identifying health information...as an (2) electronic signature of the patient.

Sec. 18.23.290. Authentication of persons and information; electronic signatures.

(a) Notwithstanding any other state law, written signatures, electronic signatures, and other authentication techniques recognized as having comparable or superior reliability to electronic signatures shall be acceptable as a legally binding signature and for identification of an individual, of an entity, or of health information associated with an individual or entity.

(b) Individuals authorized by a custodian to authenticate health information using an authentication technique requiring a secure code shall sign an agreement with the custodian to the effect that only the individual will use or permit access to the code assigned to the individual.