Sec. 18.09.300. Dementia awareness and dementia care capacity.
(a) The department shall develop and implement an evidence-based, data-informed statewide dementia awareness campaign. The statewide dementia awareness campaign must include promotion of screening, early diagnosis, and treatment of dementia and assess appropriate levels of care and workforce capacity necessary for the population of persons affected by dementia in the state. (b) To build statewide […]
Sec. 18.09.900. Regulations.
The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Sec. 18.09.990. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “assessable entity” means (A) a health care insurer as defined in AS 21.54.500; (B) an entity that provides the state health care plan described in AS 39.30.090 and 39.30.091; (C) a public or private entity that offers a publicly funded plan in the state, to the extent participation in the program […]
Sec. 18.09.210. State Vaccine Assessment Council; members; duties.
(a) The State Vaccine Assessment Council is established in the department for the purpose of determining the amount of vaccine assessments made by the commissioner to be paid by assessable entities and other program participants in the state under procedures established by the council. (b) The council consists of eight members appointed by the commissioner […]
Sec. 18.09.220. Vaccine assessment and reporting requirements.
(a) An assessable entity and other program participant shall (1) pay to the department the annual combined vaccine assessments as determined under the program for the included vaccines covered by the assessable entity or other program participant for each covered individual on a schedule adopted by the council; (2) provide information requested by the council […]
Sec. 18.09.225. Other program participants.
(a) A health care provider or group of providers may opt into the program if approved by the commissioner under regulations adopted by the department. (b) An assessable entity may not deny a claim for coverage by a health care provider of vaccines not distributed under the program. (c) A health care provider may not […]
Sec. 18.09.230. Vaccine Assessment Fund.
(a) The vaccine assessment fund is created in the general fund for the purpose of providing funding for the program. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including program receipts attributable to vaccine assessments under AS 18.09.220, fees under AS 18.09.240, money from other sources, and interest earned on money in […]
Sec. 18.09.240. Penalties.
An assessable entity or other program participant that fails to pay a required annual vaccine assessment after notification of the assessment or fails to comply with a request for information necessary for determination of the assessment may be assessed an additional noncompliance fee as determined by the commissioner under regulations adopted by the department.
Sec. 18.09.010. Alaska Health Care Commission.
The Alaska Health Care Commission is established in the Department of Health. The purpose of the commission is to provide recommendations for and foster the development of a statewide plan to address the quality, accessibility, and availability of health care for all citizens of the state.
Sec. 18.09.020. Composition; chair.
The commission consists of 14 members as follows: (1) 11 voting members appointed by the governor as follows: (A) the state officer assigned the duties of medical director for the department, who shall serve as chair; (B) one member who represents the tribal health community in the state; (C) one member who represents a statewide […]