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HB 343: "An Act relating to medical assistance coverage for rehabilitative, mandatory, and optional services furnished or paid for by a school district on behalf of certain children."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 343 01 "An Act relating to medical assistance coverage for rehabilitative, mandatory, and 02 optional services furnished or paid for by a school district on behalf of certain children." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 47.07.063(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The department may pay medical assistance under this chapter to a school 06 district on behalf of an eligible child, including a child with a disability, for 07 rehabilitative and other mandatory and optional services covered under this chapter 08 that are furnished or paid for by the school district if 09 (1) the school district and the department have entered into an 10 agreement requiring the school district to reimburse the department for any state 11 financial share required by the federal government; 12 (2) the rehabilitative and other mandatory and optional services are 13 [(A) INCLUDED IN THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUALIZED 14 EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPED UNDER AS 14.30.278; AND

01 (B)] otherwise eligible for reimbursement under this chapter; 02 (3) the child [IS A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY WHO] 03 (A) is eligible for medical assistance under this chapter for the 04 services; and 05 (B) complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter for 06 that assistance; 07 (4) the school district fully complies with billing, auditing, and 08 reporting required under the approved state plan described in AS 47.07.040; 09 (5) reimbursement of payment for the rehabilitative and other 10 mandatory and optional services under this section does not exceed reimbursement 11 allowable for the services under this chapter; and 12 (6) all other requirements of federal and state law are met.