00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 426                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to medical assistance eligibility and coverage for persons under 21                                    
02 years of age."                                                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 47.07.020(b)(13) is amended to read:                                                               
05                 (13)  persons under 19 years of age who are not covered under (a) of                                    
06       this section and whose household income does not exceed (A) $1,635 a month if the                                 
07       household consists of one person, [;] (B) $2,208 a month if the household consists of                         
08       two persons, [;] (C) $2,782 a month if the household consists of three persons, [;] (D)                   
09       $3,355 a month if the household consists of four persons, [;] (E) $3,928 a month if the                       
10       household consists of five persons, [;] (F) $4,501 a month if the household consists of                       
11       six persons, [;] (G) $5,074 a month if the household consists of seven persons, [;] (H)                   
12       $5,647 a month if the household consists of eight persons, [;] (I) $5,647 a month, plus                       
13       an additional $574 a month for each extra person above eight persons who is in the                                
14       household if the household consists of nine persons or more; in this paragraph,                               
01       "household" includes a stepparent who lives with the person who is under 19                                   
02       years of age for more than six cumulative months during the calendar year                                     
03       preceding an application and a person who is included in the household for an                                 
04       eligibility calculation made under another public assistance program;                                         
05    * Sec. 2. AS 47.07.020(h) is amended to read:                                                                      
06            (h)  A person who meets the eligibility requirements of (a) or (b) of this section                           
07       must be a United States citizen or a lawfully admitted alien under the                                        
08       immigration laws of the United States and a resident of the state [, EXCEPT                                   
09       THAT THE PERSON IS A QUALIFIED ALIEN AS DEFINED IN 8 U.S.C. 1641, IS                                              
10       ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNLESS THE PERSON IS NOT                                                          
11       ELIGIBLE UNDER THE LIMITED ELIGIBILITY PROVISION OF 8 U.S.C. 1613].                                               
12    * Sec. 3. AS 47.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
13            (j)  A person may not apply for medical assistance coverage for a person under                               
14       21 years of age unless the person is the parent or legal guardian of the person who                               
15       needs medical assistance.                                                                                         
16    * Sec. 4. AS 47.07.032 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
17            (c)  Notwithstanding AS 47.07.030, a person under 21 years of age who is                                     
18       admitted to or requires services at a residential psychiatric treatment facility is eligible                      
19       for medical assistance under this chapter only if the services are not covered by an                              
20       insurance policy for the person, regardless of the duration of the services.