00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 398                                                                          
01 "An Act authorizing medical assistance program coverage of home infusion services."                                     
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 47.07.030(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (b)  In addition to the mandatory services specified in (a) of this section and the                          
05       services provided under (d) of this section, the department may offer only the                                    
06       following optional services: case management and nutrition services for pregnant                                  
07       women; personal care services and infusion services in a recipient's home;                                    
08       emergency hospital services; long-term care noninstitutional services; medical                                    
09       supplies and equipment; advanced nurse practitioner services; clinic services;                                    
10       rehabilitative services for children eligible for services under AS 47.07.063, substance                          
11       abusers, and emotionally disturbed or chronically mentally ill adults; targeted case                              
12       management services; inpatient psychiatric facility services for individuals age 65 or                            
13       older and individuals under age 21; psychologists' services; clinical social workers'                             
14       services; midwife services; prescribed drugs; physical therapy; occupational therapy;                             
15       chiropractic services; low-dose mammography screening, as defined in                                              

01       AS 21.42.375(e); hospice care; treatment of speech, hearing, and language disorders;                              
02       adult dental services; prosthetic devices and eyeglasses; optometrists' services;                                 
03       intermediate care facility services, including intermediate care facility services for the                        
04       mentally retarded; skilled nursing facility services for individuals under age 21; and                            
05       reasonable transportation to and from the point of medical care.                                                  
06    * Sec. 2. AS 47.07.900 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                               
07                 (20)  "infusion services" means a prescribed course of treatment                                        
08       administered by intravenous injection, including the injection of medication and                                  
09       fluids.