Legislature(2023 - 2024)BUTROVICH 205
04/02/2024 03:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
April 2, 2024
3:52 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator David Wilson, Chair
Senator James Kaufman, Vice Chair
Senator Forrest Dunbar
Senator Cathy Giessel
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Löki Tobin
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 57
"An Act relating to review organizations and permitting an
emergency medical services provider to establish a review
organization; and relating to patient records."
- SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD
HOUSE BILL NO. 344
"An Act relating to medical assistance demonstration projects
established by the Department of Health."
- MOVED HB 344 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 57
SHORT TITLE: EMERGENCY MED. SVCS: REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) WRIGHT
02/03/23 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/03/23 (H) L&C, HSS
02/17/23 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124
02/17/23 (H) Heard & Held
02/17/23 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
03/03/23 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124
03/03/23 (H) Moved HB 57 Out of Committee
03/03/23 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
03/06/23 (H) L&C RPT 4DP 1NR
03/06/23 (H) DP: SADDLER, PRAX, RUFFRIDGE, SUMNER
03/06/23 (H) NR: CARRICK
03/21/23 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM DAVIS 106
03/21/23 (H) Heard & Held
03/21/23 (H) MINUTE(HSS)
03/28/23 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM DAVIS 106
03/28/23 (H) Moved HB 57 Out of Committee
03/28/23 (H) MINUTE(HSS)
03/29/23 (H) HSS RPT 5DP
03/29/23 (H) DP: RUFFRIDGE, SUMNER, FIELDS, MINA,
PRAX
05/09/23 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
05/09/23 (H) VERSION: HB 57
05/10/23 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
05/10/23 (S) L&C, HSS
02/12/24 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/12/24 (S) Heard & Held
02/12/24 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
02/21/24 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/21/24 (S) Moved HB 57 Out of Committee
02/21/24 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
02/23/24 (S) L&C RPT 4DP
02/23/24 (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON,
MERRICK
03/14/24 (S) HSS AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/14/24 (S) Heard & Held
03/14/24 (S) MINUTE(HSS)
04/02/24 (S) HSS AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
BILL: HB 344
SHORT TITLE: MEDICAL ASSIST. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
02/20/24 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/20/24 (H) HSS
02/29/24 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM DAVIS 106
02/29/24 (H) Heard & Held
02/29/24 (H) MINUTE(HSS)
03/05/24 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM DAVIS 106
03/05/24 (H) Moved HB 344 Out of Committee
03/05/24 (H) MINUTE(HSS)
03/06/24 (H) HSS RPT 7DP
03/06/24 (H) DP: FIELDS, SUMNER, RUFFRIDGE,
MCCORMICK, SADDLER, MINA, PRAX
03/18/24 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
03/18/24 (H) VERSION: HB 344
03/19/24 (S) HSS AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/19/24 (S) <Pending Referral>
03/20/24 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/20/24 (S) HSS
04/02/24 (S) HSS AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
EMILY RICCI, Deputy Commissioner
Department of Health
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided a brief overview of HB 344.
ANNE ZINK, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
Department of Health
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided comments on HB 344.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:51:52 PM
CHAIR DAVID WILSON called the Senate Health and Social Services
Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:52 p.m. Present at the
call to order were Senators Giessel, Dunbar, Kaufman, and Chair
Wilson.
HB 57-EMERGENCY MED. SVCS: REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS
3:52:19 PM
CHAIR WILSON stated the committee would not hear HB 57 as
scheduled as the Department of Law was making a correction to an
amendment.
HB 344-MEDICAL ASSIST. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
3:52:53 PM
CHAIR WILSON announced the consideration of HOUSE BILL NO. 344
"An Act relating to medical assistance demonstration projects
established by the Department of Health."
CHAIR WILSON stated SB 241 was the companion bill to [HB 344].
3:53:28 PM
EMILY RICCI, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health,
Anchorage, Alaska, provided a brief overview of HB 344. She
thanked the committee for hearing HB 344 and SB 241, which give
permission to the Department of Health to apply for a waiver
with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The waivers
allow DOH to explore the unmet needs of the most frequent users
of the services. The goal is to improve healthcare outcomes and
the investments made in supporting their care.
3:54:22 PM
ANNE ZINK, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health,
Anchorage, Alaska, expressed deep gratitude to the committee for
hearing HB 344 and their effort in helping DOH achieve its
mission of promoting the health, well-being, and self-
sufficiency of Alaskans. HB 344 is a critical tool to help DOH
manage Medicaid in Alaska.
3:54:46 PM
CHAIR WILSON found no further discussion and solicited the will
of the committee.
3:54:48 PM
SENATOR KAUFMAN moved to report HB 344, work order 33-GH2517\A,
from the committee with individual recommendations and attached
fiscal note(s).
3:55:09 PM
CHAIR WILSON found no objection and HB [344] was reported from
the Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee.
3:56:01 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Wilson adjourned the Senate Health and Social Services
Standing Committee meeting at 3:56 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 57 AHHA Price Transparency Fact Sheet.pdf |
SHSS 4/2/2024 3:30:00 PM |
HB 57 |