CSHB 234(FIN): "An Act relating to assistance for abortions under the general relief program."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to assistance for abortions under the general relief program." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 47.25.205 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 47.25.205. Priority of general relief medical assistance. (a) Except 05 as provided in (b) of this section, if [IF] the department finds that the cost of medical 06 assistance for all persons eligible under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 will exceed the 07 amount allocated in the state budget for that assistance for the fiscal year, the 08 department shall eliminate coverage for medical services in the following order: 09 (1) abortions and related services and supplies, such as medical 10 supplies and equipment, transportation, laboratory and x-ray services, physician 11 services, hospital services, and pharmaceuticals, used for an abortion; 12 (2) treatment of speech, hearing, and language disorders; 13 (3) [(2)] optometrists' services and eyeglasses; 14 (4) [(3)] occupational therapy;
01 (5) [(4)] emergency dental services for adults; 02 (6) [(5)] prosthetic devices not including dentures; 03 (7) [(6)] medical supplies and equipment other than those used to 04 perform an abortion ; 05 (8) [(7)] physical therapy; 06 (9) [(8)] outpatient laboratory and outpatient x-ray services other than 07 those used for an abortion ; 08 (10) [(9)] ambulatory surgical center services other than services to 09 perform an abortion ; 10 (11) [(10)] nonemergency medical transportation other than 11 transportation to obtain an abortion ; 12 (12) [(11)] outpatient physician services other than services to 13 perform an abortion ; 14 (13) [(12)] outpatient hospital services other than services to perform 15 an abortion ; 16 (14) [(13)] intermediate care facility services; 17 (15) [(14)] skilled nursing facility services; 18 (16) [(15)] emergency medical transportation other than 19 transportation for an abortion ; 20 (17) [(16)] pharmaceuticals other than those used in an abortion ; 21 (18) [(17)] inpatient physician services other than services to perform 22 an abortion ; 23 (19) [(18)] inpatient hospital services other than services to perform 24 an abortion . 25 * Sec. 2. AS 47.25.205 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 26 (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department shall provide coverage 27 for abortions and related services and supplies in cases where a woman who is 28 otherwise eligible under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 suffers from a physical disorder, 29 physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition 30 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician 31 licensed under AS 08.64, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is
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