00                            SENATE BILL NO. 241                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to medical assistance demonstration projects established by the                                        
02 Department of Health."                                                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 47.07.036 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
05 (h)  Notwithstanding (a) - (c) of this section, and in addition to the projects and                                     
06 services described under (d) - (f) of this section, the department may apply for a                                      
07 section 1115 waiver under 42 U.S.C. 1315(a) to establish one or more demonstration                                      
08 projects focused on addressing health-related needs and supportive services for one or                                  
09 more groups of medical assistance recipients in one or more specific geographic areas.                                  
10 In this subsection, "health-related needs" means social or economic conditions that                                     
11 contribute to an individual's poor health outcomes and may include nutrition and food                                   
12 security, workforce development, transportation, temporary housing, or case                                             
13       management.