SB 201: "An Act relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 201 01 "An Act relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 47.05.017(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) State money may not be used for a home care provider unless criminal 05 history record information as permitted by P.L. 105-277 is [RECORDS UNDER 06 AS 12.62.035(a) ARE] requested for the provider within 10 business days after the 07 provider is hired to provide the care and are reviewed within five business days after 08 they are received. The department shall require the grantee or contractor to do the 09 records request and review required under this subsection for a home care provider 10 employed by a person who has a grant or contract from the department to provide 11 home care services. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 47.14.100(h) is amended to read: 13 (h) The department may not pay for respite care, as defined in (d) of this 14 section, unless the department or the entity that has contracted with the department to 15 provide the respite care requests criminal history record information as permitted
01 by P.L. 105-277 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the individual who 02 provides the respite care within 10 business days after the individual is hired to 03 provide respite care and reviews the records within five business days after receiving 04 them. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 47.65.050(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The commission may not make payments to a sponsor whose program 07 includes family respite care services or home care services unless the sponsor has 08 agreed to request criminal history record information as permitted by P.L. 105- 09 277 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the individual who will provide the 10 services within 10 business days after the individual is hired to provide the services 11 and review the records within five business days after receiving them. 12 * Sec. 4. AS 47.65.100(e) is amended to read: 13 (e) The commission may not award a grant under this section for family 14 respite care services or for adult day care services that include home care services 15 unless the grantee has agreed to request criminal history record information as 16 permitted by P.L. 105-277 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the individual 17 who will provide the services within 10 business days after the individual is hired to 18 provide the services and review the records within five business days after receiving 19 them. 20 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).