Legislature(2023 - 2024)BUTROVICH 205
03/26/2024 03:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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| SB231 | |
| SCR9 | |
| Adjourn |
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| *+ | SB 231 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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| += | SCR 9 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SCR 9-MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ASSISTANCE PARITY
4:17:15 PM
CHAIR WILSON reconvened the meeting and announced the
consideration of SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9 Recognizing
the need for parity in the provision of mental health and
substance use disorder medical assistance benefits in the state;
and urging the Department of Health to adopt regulations that
ensure parity in the provision of mental health and substance
use disorder medical assistance benefits in the state.
4:17:49 PM
ARIELLE WIGGIN, Staff, Senator Forrest Dunbar, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, spoke on behalf of the sponsor for
SCR 9. She thanked the committee for hearing SCR 9 and stated
there were no further comments from the sponsor.
4:18:00 PM
CHAIR WILSON asked for an overview of the resolution.
4:18:07 PM
RIA SMYKE, Staff, Senator Forrest Dunbar, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, provided a brief overview of SCR 9.
stated it urges the state to pass parity standard regulations
which would help Alaskans have easy and fast access to
behavioral healthcare, just as they do to regular healthcare.
4:18:39 PM
CHAIR WILSON solicited a motion.
4:18:41 PM
SENATOR KAUFMAN moved to report SCR 9, work order 33-LS1421\A,
from committee with individual recommendations and attached
fiscal note(s).
4:18:57 PM
CHAIR WILSON found no objection and SCR 9 was reported from the
Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee.