00Enrolled SB 22                                                                                                          
01 Adding birthing centers to the list of health facilities eligible for payment of medical                                
02 assistance for needy persons.                                                                                           
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04    * Section 1.  AS 47.07.900(11) is amended to read:                                                                 
05                 (11)  "health facility" includes a                                                                      
06                      (A)  hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility,                           
07            intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, rehabilitation facility,                               
08            inpatient psychiatric facility, home health agency, rural health clinic, and                                 
09            outpatient surgical clinic; and                                                                          
10                      (B)  birthing center if birthing centers are authorized for                                    
11            coverage under the state plan approved under AS 47.07.040 by the United                                  
12            States Department of Health and Human Services;