2009-03-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 0545
SB 61                                                                                                                         
The Health and Social Services Committee considered SENATE BILL                                                                 
NO. 61 "An Act establishing an Alaska health care program to ensure                                                             
insurance coverage for essential health services for residents of the                                                           
state, the Alaska Health Care Board to administer the Alaska health                                                             
care program and the Alaska health care fund, the Alaska health care                                                            
clearinghouse to administer the Alaska health care program under the                                                            
direction of the Alaska Health Care Board, and eligibility standards                                                            
and premium assistance for health care coverage of persons with low                                                             
incomes; creating the Alaska health care fund; providing for review of                                                          
actions and reporting requirements related to the health care program;                                                          
and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced                                                             
with                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
             CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 61(HSS)                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Davis, Chair; Senator Ellis. Signing do not                                                            
pass: Senator Dyson. Signing amend: Senators Thomas, Paskvan.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2009-03-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 0546
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
            Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Commerce, Community and                                                           
       Economic Development                                                                                                     
      Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
      Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
      Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Labor and Commerce Committee.