AK HB286

Amends Alaska Statutes 47.07.020(b) to modify eligibility requirements for medical assistance in medical and intermediate care facilities.

Removes the specific dollar amount limit ($1,656 per month) for persons in medical or intermediate care facilities and replaces it with a reference to 300 percent of the supplemental security income benefit rate under federal law.

Expands the income threshold calculation to reference the full federal supplemental security income benefit rate rather than a fixed dollar amount, allowing the threshold to adjust automatically with federal rate changes.

Maintains eligibility for persons in medical or intermediate care facilities whose income does not exceed 300 percent of the federal supplemental security income benefit rate and who would not qualify for optional state supplementary payments if discharged.