HB 344 am S(efd add S): "An Act relating to medical assistance demonstration projects established by the Department of Health; and relating to medical assistance coverage for rehabilitative, mandatory, and optional services furnished or paid for by a school district on behalf of certain children; relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 344 am S(efd add S) 01 "An Act relating to medical assistance demonstration projects established by the 02 Department of Health; and relating to medical assistance coverage for rehabilitative, 03 mandatory, and optional services furnished or paid for by a school district on behalf of 04 certain children; relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and 05 providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 47.07.036 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (h) Notwithstanding (a) - (c) of this section, and in addition to the projects and 09 services described under (d) - (f) of this section, the department may apply for a 10 section 1115 waiver under 42 U.S.C. 1315(a) to establish one or more demonstration 11 projects focused on addressing health-related needs and supportive services for one or 12 more groups of medical assistance recipients in one or more specific geographic areas. 13 In this subsection, "health-related needs" means social or economic conditions that
01 contribute to an individual's poor health outcomes and may include nutrition and food 02 security, workforce development, transportation, temporary housing, or case 03 management. 04 * Sec. 2. AS 47.07.063(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The department may pay medical assistance under this chapter to a school 06 district on behalf of an eligible child, including a child with a disability, for 07 rehabilitative and other mandatory and optional services covered under this chapter 08 that are furnished or paid for by the school district if 09 (1) the school district and the department have entered into an 10 agreement requiring the school district to reimburse the department for any state 11 financial share required by the federal government; 12 (2) the rehabilitative and other mandatory and optional services are 13 [(A) INCLUDED IN THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUALIZED 14 EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPED UNDER AS 14.30.278; AND 15 (B)] otherwise eligible for reimbursement under this chapter; 16 (3) the child [IS A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY WHO] 17 (A) is eligible for medical assistance under this chapter for the 18 services; and 19 (B) complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter for 20 that assistance; 21 (4) the school district fully complies with billing, auditing, and 22 reporting required under the approved state plan described in AS 47.07.040; 23 (5) reimbursement of payment for the rehabilitative and other 24 mandatory and optional services under this section does not exceed reimbursement 25 allowable for the services under this chapter; and 26 (6) all other requirements of federal and state law are met. 27 "* Sec. 3. AS 47.25.980(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) The department shall 29 (1) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the food stamp program; 30 (2) cooperate with the federal government and do all things necessary 31 to continue state eligibility under the food stamp program;
01 (3) comply with the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 2011 - 2036d 02 (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), implement categorical eligibility 03 under 7 U.S.C. 2014(a), and make eligible an individual whose household income 04 is not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline regardless of the 05 value of assets owned by the household [7 U.S.C. 2011 - 2036 (FOOD STAMP 06 PROGRAM)]; 07 (4) establish an electronic application for the food stamp program and 08 allow an applicant to submit an application in electronic format or in other formats 09 required by state and federal law; the electronic application must inform an applicant 10 that a false statement made on the application will be investigated and is punishable 11 under AS 11.56.210; in this paragraph, "electronic application" means an application 12 for benefits or renewal of benefits, whether the department exclusively administers the 13 benefits or administers the benefits in coordination with another state agency or 14 federal agency, electronically completed and submitted through the department's 15 Internet website. 16 * Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2025." 17 18