CSSB 201(HES): "An Act relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 201(HES) 01 "An Act relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 47.05.017(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) State money may not be used for a home care provider unless criminal 05 history record information as permitted by P.L. 105-277 and AS 12.62 is 06 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a) ARE] requested for the provider within 10 07 business days after the provider is hired to provide the care and are reviewed within 08 five business days after they are received. The department shall require the grantee or 09 contractor to do the records request and review required under this subsection for a 10 home care provider employed by a person who has a grant or contract from the 11 department to provide home care services. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 47.14.100(h) is amended to read: 13 (h) The department may not pay for respite care, as defined in (d) of this 14 section, unless the department or the entity that has contracted with the department to 15 provide the respite care requests criminal history record information as permitted
01 by P.L. 105-277 and AS 12.62 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the 02 individual who provides the respite care within 10 business days after the individual is 03 hired to provide respite care and reviews the records within five business days after 04 receiving them. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 47.65.050(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The commission may not make payments to a sponsor whose program 07 includes family respite care services or home care services unless the sponsor has 08 agreed to request criminal history record information as permitted by P.L. 105- 09 277 and AS 12.62 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the individual who will 10 provide the services within 10 business days after the individual is hired to provide the 11 services and review the records within five business days after receiving them. 12 * Sec. 4. AS 47.65.100(e) is amended to read: 13 (e) The commission may not award a grant under this section for family 14 respite care services or for adult day care services that include home care services 15 unless the grantee has agreed to request criminal history record information as 16 permitted by P.L. 105-277 AS 12.62 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the 17 individual who will provide the services within 10 business days after the individual is 18 hired to provide the services and review the records within five business days after 19 receiving them. 20 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).