04/14/2021 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 89                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to house rules for assisted living                                                                        
     homes."                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:02:40 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop discussed housekeeping.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Senator Olson MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee substitute                                                                      
for SB 89, Work Draft 32-GS1675\B (Dunmire, 4/13/21).                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:04:15 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ERIN SHINE, STAFF, SENATOR CLICK BISHOP, relayed that there                                                                     
was only one change and read from an Explanation of Changes                                                                     
document (copy on file):                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Page 3, Line 21 Removes  Section 4 from version A which                                                                    
     instructed the  revisor of statutes  to give  effect to                                                                    
     the  provisions  in  the Act  if  the  executive  order                                                                    
     submitted  reorganizing the  Department  of Health  and                                                                    
     Social  Services became  law. Executive  Order 119  was                                                                    
     withdrawn on March 11, 2021.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his objection. There being NO                                                                         
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:05:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson asked the effect of withdrawal of Executive                                                                       
Order 119 would have on SB 89.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Shine explained that there was no effect on the                                                                             
material provisions 1 through 3 on SB 89.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:06:15 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator  von Imhof  discussed  the  zero-impact fiscal  note                                                                    
from the Department of Health  and Social Services. She read                                                                    
from the analysis:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     This  bill   would  align   Alaska  law   with  federal                                                                    
     regulations   around    Medicaid-supported   home   and                                                                    
     community-based    waiver    settings.   Because    the                                                                    
     department has  already worked with providers  to align                                                                    
     with these federal regulations this  bill would have no                                                                    
     fiscal impact to the department.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:07:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Hoffman  MOVED  to  report   CSSB  89(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 89(FIN) was REPORTED out  of committee with a "do pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and  with   one  previously  published  zero                                                                    
fiscal note: FN 1(DHS).                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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