HB 147: "An Act extending the reporting date for and the termination date of the Comprehensive Autism Early Diagnosis and Treatment Task Force; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 147 01 "An Act extending the reporting date for and the termination date of the 02 Comprehensive Autism Early Diagnosis and Treatment Task Force; and providing for 03 an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 2(c), ch. 63, SLA 06 2012, is amended to read: 07 (c) The task force shall, not later than January 15, 2015 [2013], submit a 08 report to the legislature and the Governor. The report must include 09 (1) policy options to achieve a comprehensive autism spectrum 10 disorder early diagnosis and treatment program that results in coverage to the greatest 11 number of residents in the state; 12 (2) recommendations to the legislature and the Governor that include 13 draft legislation required to achieve the policy options proposed by the task force; 14 (3) an evaluation of the fiscal effect of the policy options proposed by
01 the task force that includes a five-year projection of both public sector and private 02 sector costs and expenditures; 03 (4) an analysis of how the implementation of P.L. 111-148 (Patient 04 Protection and Affordable Care Act) is expected to affect the options, 05 recommendations, and fiscal evaluations of the task force. 06 * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is enacted in sec. 2(g), ch. 63, SLA 07 2012, is amended to read: 08 (g) The task force terminates on January 15, 2015 [2013], unless extended. 09 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10 read: 11 RETROACTIVITY. This Act is retroactive to January 14, 2013. 12 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).