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HB 134                                                                                                                        
The Health and Social Services Committee considered CS FOR                                                                      
HOUSE BILL NO. 134(HSS) "An Act requiring Medicaid payment                                                                      
for medication compliance packaging, delivery, and dispensing                                                                   
services of a prescription for specified recipients; and providing for an                                                       
effective date" and recommended the adoption of the following Health                                                            
and Social Services Committee Letter of Intent:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                               Letter of Intent                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          It is the intent of the Alaska State Legislature that the                                                             
          Commissioner of the Department of Health and                                                                          
          Social Services make every reasonable effort to adopt                                                                 
          equitable regulations providing the same fee                                                                          
          established in AS 47.07.031 to all pharmacies in the                                                                  
          state that dispense medisets or similar unit doses to                                                                 
          qualified medical assistance recipients in the state.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Stedman, Chair. Signing no                                                                             
recommendation: Senators Micciche, Kelly.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.