Enrolled SB 201: Relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled SB 201 01 Relating to home care and respite care; and providing for an effective date. 02 _______________ 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 and AS 12.62 is 06 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a) ARE] requested for the provider within 10 07 business days after the provider is hired to provide the care and is [ARE] reviewed 08 within five business days after it is [THEY ARE] received. The department shall 09 require the grantee or contractor to do the information [RECORDS] request and 10 review required under this subsection for a home care provider employed by a person 11 who has a grant or contract from the department to provide 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 and AS 12.62 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the 02 individual who provides the respite care within 10 business days after the individual is 03 hired to provide respite care and reviews the information [RECORDS] within five 04 business days after receiving it [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 and AS 12.62 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for the individual who will 10 provide the services within 10 business days after the individual is hired to provide the 11 services and review the information [RECORDS] within five business days after 12 receiving it [THEM]. 13 * Sec. 4. AS 47.65.100(e) is amended to read: 14 (e) The commission may not award a grant under this section for family 15 respite care services or for adult day care services that include home care services 16 unless the grantee has agreed to request criminal history record information as 17 permitted by P.L. 105-277 and AS 12.62 [RECORDS UNDER AS 12.62.035(a)] for 18 the individual who will provide the services within 10 business days after the 19 individual is hired to provide the services and review the information [RECORDS] 20 within five business days after receiving it [THEM]. 21 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).