HB 361 Summary

• Amends AS 47.07.030 to require the Department of Health to comply with federal mental health and substance use disorder benefit requirements under 26 U.S.C. 9812, 29 U.S.C. 1185a, and 42 U.S.C. 300gg-26 when providing medical assistance program services.

• Requires the Department of Health to submit amendments to the state Medicaid plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for approval to comply with the same federal mental health and substance use disorder benefit requirements.

• Makes Section 1 of the Act conditional on approval of the state plan amendments by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Requires the Commissioner of Health to notify the revisor of statutes in writing within 30 days after the federal government approves the state plan amendments.

• Section 1 takes effect the day after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approves the state plan amendment.