00HOUSE BILL NO. 383                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to reimbursement by the state to municipalities and certain                                            
02 established villages for services provided to individuals incapacitated by alcohol;                                     
03 and providing for an effective date."                                                                                   
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 47.37.170(j) is amended to read:                                                                    
06  (j)  For purposes of (b) and (k) of this section, "incapacitated by alcohol"                                        
07 means a person who, as the result of consumption of alcohol, is rendered unconscious                                    
08 or has judgment or physical mobility so impaired that the person cannot readily                                         
09 recognize or escape conditions of apparent or imminent danger to personal health or                                     
10 safety.  The definition in AS 47.37.270 applies to other portions of this chapter.                                      
11    * Sec. 2.  AS 47.37.170 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
12  (k)  A municipality or a traditional village council of an established village is                                     
13 eligible for reimbursement from the state through the Department of Community and                                       
14 Regional Affairs for services provided under this section by the municipality or                                        

01 established village to individuals incapacitated by alcohol.  To obtain a reimbursement                                 
02 payment, the municipality or traditional village council shall apply by January 15 to                                   
03 the Department of Community and Regional Affairs for payment for the immediately                                        
04 preceding year on forms and in the manner prescribed by the Department of                                               
05 Community and Regional Affairs.  Each applicant shall submit with the application                                       
06 evidence satisfactory to the Department of Community and Regional Affairs for                                           
07 determination of the amount of reimbursement the applicant qualifies to receive.                                        
08 Money in the mental health trust settlement income account established in                                               
09 AS 37.14.036 may be appropriated for reimbursement payments under this subsection.                                      
10 If appropriations are not sufficient to fully fund reimbursement payments, the amount                                   
11 available shall be distributed pro rata among eligible applicants.  For purposes of this                                
12 subsection, "established village" has the meaning given in AS 47.37.045(e).                                             
13    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1996.