This bill amends Alaska's medical assistance eligibility criteria to include family planning services for individuals of child-bearing age who are not pregnant and whose household income does not exceed 225 percent of the federal poverty line. Specifically, it adds family planning services and supplies to the list of optional services that the Department of Health may offer under AS 47.07.030(b), while removing the provision for reasonable transportation to and from medical care.

Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Health to amend and submit the state plan for medical assistance coverage to the federal government for approval, ensuring compliance with the new eligibility criteria. The implementation of this act is conditional upon receiving federal approval by January 1, 2026, and the commissioner of health is tasked with notifying the revisor of statutes once the approval is obtained or deemed unnecessary. If enacted, the bill will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
HB0185A, AM HB 185, introduced 04/11/2025: 47.07.030, 47.07.063, 21.42.375, U.S.C