HB 151: "An Act relating to continuous eligibility for medical assistance for children under six years of age; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 151 01 "An Act relating to continuous eligibility for medical assistance for children under six 02 years of age; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 47.07.020(i) is amended to read: 05 (i) The department shall allow a person under six years of age who is 06 determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter to remain eligible for 07 those benefits until the person is six years old. The department may allow a person 08 who is at least six years of age but not over [UNDER] 19 years of age and who is 09 determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter to remain eligible for those 10 benefits for up to 11 calendar months following the month that the person is 11 determined eligible for benefits or until the person is 19 years old, whichever occurs 12 earlier. 13 * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 14 read:
01 MEDICAID STATE PLAN FEDERAL APPROVAL. To the extent necessary to 02 implement this Act, the Department of Health shall amend and submit for federal approval the 03 state plan for medical assistance coverage consistent with AS 47.07.020(i), as amended by 04 sec. 1 of this Act. 05 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 06 read: 07 CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Section 1 of this Act takes effect 08 only if the United States Department of Health and Human Services 09 (1) approves the amendments to the state plan for medical assistance coverage 10 submitted in accordance with sec. 2 of this Act; or 11 (2) determines that approval of the amendments to the state plan for medical 12 assistance coverage submitted in accordance with sec. 2 of this Act is not necessary. 13 (b) The commissioner of health shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing within 30 14 days after the United States Department of Health and Human Services approves the 15 amendments to the state plan or determines that approval is not necessary under this section. 16 * Sec. 4. If sec. 1 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect on the day after the date the United 17 States Department of Health and Human Services approves the amendments to the state plan 18 or determines that approval is not necessary.