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HOUSE BILL NO. 151
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES GALVIN, Fields
Introduced: 3/24/25
Referred: Health and Social Services, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to continuous eligibility for medical assistance for children under six 1
years of age; and providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 47.07.020(i) is amended to read: 4
(i) The department shall allow a person under six years of age who is
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determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter to remain eligible for 6
those benefits until the person is six years old. The department may allow a person 7
who is at least six years of age but not over [UNDER] 19 years of age and who is 8
determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter to remain eligible for those 9
benefits for up to 11 calendar months following the month that the person is 10
determined eligible for benefits or until the person is 19 years old, whichever occurs 11
earlier. 12
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 13
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MEDICAID STATE PLAN FEDERAL APPROVAL. To the extent necessary t o 1
implement this Act, the Department of Health shall amend and submit for federal approval the 2
state plan for medical assistance coverage consistent with AS 47.07.020(i), as amended by 3
sec. 1 of this Act. 4
* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 5
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CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Section 1 of this Act takes effect 7
only if the United States Department of Health and Human Services 8
(1) approves the amendments to the state plan for medical assistance coverage 9
submitted in accordance with sec. 2 of this Act; or 10
(2) determines that approval of the amendments to the state plan for medical 11
assistance coverage submitted in accordance with sec. 2 of this Act is not necessary. 12
(b) The commissioner of health shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing within 30 13
days after the United States Department of Health and Human Services approves the 14
amendments to the state plan or determines that approval is not necessary under this section. 15
* Sec. 4. If sec. 1 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect on the day after the date the United 16
States Department of Health and Human Services approves the amendments to the state plan 17
or determines that approval is not necessary. 18