00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 238                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the statewide immunization program; and relating to medical                                         
02 assistance for immunizations for children and adolescents 18 years of age or younger."                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 18.09.990(7) is amended to read:                                                                   
05 (7)  "included vaccine" means a vaccine recommended by the Advisory                                                     
06 Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and                                              
07 Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services, or for children                                  
08 and adolescents 18 years of age or younger, a vaccine recommended by the                                            
09 American Academy of Pediatrics, and included on a list maintained by the                                            
10       commissioner for inclusion in the program;                                                                        
11    * Sec. 2. AS 47.07.030(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
12 (b)  In addition to the mandatory services specified in (a) of this section and the                                     
13 services provided under (d) of this section, the department may offer only the                                          
14 following optional services: case management services for traumatic or acquired brain                                   

01 injury; case management and nutrition services for pregnant women; personal care                                        
02 services in a recipient's home; emergency hospital services; long-term care                                             
03 noninstitutional services; medical supplies and equipment; advanced practice                                            
04 registered nurse services; clinic services; rehabilitative services for children eligible                               
05 for services under AS 47.07.063, substance abusers, and emotionally disturbed or                                        
06 chronically mentally ill adults; targeted case management services; inpatient                                           
07 psychiatric facility services for individuals 65 years of age or older and individuals                                  
08 under 21 years of age; psychologists' services; clinical social workers' services; marital                              
09 and family therapy services; professional counseling services; midwife services;                                        
10 prescribed drugs; physical therapy; occupational therapy; chiropractic services; low-                                   
11 dose mammography screening, as defined in AS 21.42.375(e); hospice care; treatment                                      
12 of speech, hearing, and language disorders; adult dental and dental hygiene services;                                   
13 prosthetic devices and eyeglasses; optometrists' services; intermediate care facility                                   
14 services, including intermediate care facility services for persons with intellectual and                               
15 developmental disabilities; skilled nursing facility services for individuals under 21                                  
16 years of age; immunizations recommended by the American Academy of                                                  
17 Pediatrics for children and adolescents 18 years of age or younger; and reasonable                                  
18       transportation to and from the point of medical care.