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2016-04-16 Senate Journal

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SB 74                                                                                                                         
Message dated April 15 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
returned for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN) am                                                                    
"An Act relating to diagnosis, treatment, and prescription of drugs                                                             
without a physical examination by a physician; relating to the delivery                                                         
of services by a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family                                                           
therapist, psychologist, psychological associate, and social worker by                                                          
audio, video, or data communications; relating to the duties of the                                                             
State Medical Board; relating to limitations of actions; establishing the                                                       
Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act; relating to                                                            
medical assistance programs administered by the Department of                                                                   
Health and Social Services; relating to the controlled substance                                                                
prescription database; relating to the duties of the Board of Pharmacy;                                                         
relating to the duties of the Department of Commerce, Community,                                                                
and Economic Development; relating to accounting for program                                                                    
receipts; relating to public record status of records related to the                                                            
Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act;                                                                        
establishing a telemedicine business registry; relating to competitive                                                          
bidding for medical assistance products and services; relating to                                                               
verification of eligibility for public assistance programs administered                                                         
by the Department of Health and Social Services; relating to annual                                                             
audits of state medical assistance providers; relating to reporting                                                             
overpayments of medical assistance payments; establishing authority                                                             
to assess civil penalties for violations of medical assistance program                                                          
requirements; relating to seizure and forfeiture of property for medical                                                        
assistance fraud; relating to the duties of the Department of Health and                                                        
Social Services; establishing medical assistance demonstration                                                                  

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projects; relating to Alaska Pioneers' Homes and Alaska Veterans'                                                               
Homes; relating to the duties of the Department of Administration;                                                              
relating to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority; relating to                                                               
feasibility studies for the provision of specified state services;                                                              
amending Rules 4, 5, 7, 12, 24, 26, 27, 41, 77, 79, 82, and 89, Alaska                                                          
Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 37, Alaska Rules of Criminal                                                                 
Procedure; and providing for an effective date" with the following                                                              
amendments:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
          HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 74(FIN) am H "An Act relating to diagnosis,                                                                       
          treatment, and prescription of drugs without a                                                                        
          physical examination by a physician; relating to the                                                                  
          delivery of services by a licensed audiologist, speech-                                                               
          language pathologist, professional counselor,                                                                         
          marriage and family therapist, psychologist,                                                                          
          psychological associate, social worker, physical                                                                      
          therapist, occupational therapist, and registered                                                                     
          speech-language pathologist assistant by audio,                                                                       
          video, or data communications; relating to the duties                                                                 
          of the State Medical Board; relating to limitations of                                                                
          actions; establishing the Alaska Medical Assistance                                                                   
          False Claim and Reporting Act; relating to medical                                                                    
          assistance programs administered by the Department                                                                    
          of Health and Social Services; relating to the                                                                        
          controlled substance prescription database; relating to                                                               
          the duties of the Board of Pharmacy;  relating to the                                                                 
          duties of the Board of Dental Examiners; relating to                                                                  
          the duties of the Board of Nursing; relating to the                                                                   
          duties of the Board of Examiners in Optometry;                                                                        
          relating to the duties of the Department of                                                                           
          Commerce, Community, and Economic                                                                                     
          Development; relating to the duties of the                                                                            
          Department of Corrections; relating to accounting for                                                                 
          program receipts; relating to public record status of                                                                 
          records related to the Alaska Medical Assistance                                                                      
          False Claim and Reporting Act; establishing a                                                                         
          telemedicine business registry; relating to verification                                                              
          of eligibility for public assistance programs                                                                         
          administered by the Department of Health and Social                                                                   

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          Services; relating to annual audits of state medical                                                                  
          assistance providers; relating to reporting                                                                           
          overpayments of medical assistance payments;                                                                          
          establishing authority to assess civil penalties for                                                                  
          violations of medical assistance program                                                                              
          requirements; relating to the duties of the Department                                                                
          of Health and Social Services; establishing medical                                                                   
          assistance demonstration projects; relating to Alaska                                                                 
          Pioneers' Homes and Alaska Veterans' Homes;                                                                           
          relating to the duties of the Department of                                                                           
          Administration; relating to the Alaska Mental Health                                                                  
          Trust Authority; relating to feasibility studies for the                                                              
          provision of specified state services; relating to a                                                                  
          report by the Board of Pharmacy, Board of                                                                             
          Examiners in Optometry, Board of Dental                                                                               
          Examiners, Board of Nursing, and State Medical                                                                        
          Board; amending Rules 4, 5, 7, 12, 24, 26, 27, 41, 77,                                                                
          79, and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and                                                                      
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
          (Title Change HCR 30)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The concur message was held on the Secretary's desk.