SB 102: "An Act relating to the eligibility of aliens for state public assistance and medical assistance programs affected by federal welfare reform legislation; and providing for an effective date."
00SENATE BILL NO. 102 01 "An Act relating to the eligibility of aliens for state public assistance and 02 medical assistance programs affected by federal welfare reform legislation; and 03 providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 47.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06 (h) A person who meets the eligibility requirements of (a) or (b) of this 07 section, except that the person is a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1641(b), is 08 eligible for medical assistance unless the person is not eligible under the limited 09 eligibility provision of 8 U.S.C. 1613. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 47.25.430 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 11 (f) Unless the person is not eligible under the limited eligibility provision of 12 8 U.S.C. 1613, a state payment under AS 47.25.430 - 47.25.615 shall be made to a 13 person who 14 (1) meets the requirements of state law;
01 (2) is a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1641(b); and 02 (3) otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 03 1383. 04 * Sec. 3. AS 47.27.015, added by sec. 7, ch. 107, SLA 1996, is amended by adding a new 05 subsection to read: 06 (f) A person who is an alien is not eligible for assistance under this chapter 07 unless the person is a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C. 1641(b) or an alien excepted 08 under 8 U.S.C. 1612(b). However, a qualified alien may only be eligible for assistance 09 under this chapter if the person is not precluded by the limited eligibility provision of 10 8 U.S.C. 1613. 11 * Sec. 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 12 * Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 7, ch. 107, SLA 13 1996.