Public Assistance

State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Medical Provider Incentives/loan Repaym't [HB-114] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
An Act relating to a workforce enhancement program for health care professionals employed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ivy Spohnholz Cosponsor(s): Kreiss-tomkins, Johnston on 04/22/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Medicaid Expansion; Drug Cost Containment [HB-135] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
An Act relating to medical assistance for needy persons; relating to material incorporated by reference; relating to payment for prescribed drugs; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 04/15/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Repealing Funds; Community Assistance [HB-130] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ]
An Act relating to the community assistance fund and to community assistance; repealing the civil legal services fund, power cost equalization endowment fund, power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund, curriculum improvement and best practices fund, and Alaska higher education investment fund; disposing of proceeds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 04/12/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Dental Hygienist Advanced Prac Permit [SB-68] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
An Act relating to the practice of dental hygiene; establishing an advanced practice permit; prohibiting unfair discrimination under group health insurance against a dental hygienist who holds an advanced practice permit; and relating to medical assistance for dental hygiene services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Giessel L&c Rpt Cs 4dp New Title on 03/13/2020

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Native Organizations Tanf Program [HB-142] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Native American Affairs ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ]
An Act relating to Alaska Native organizations' family assistance programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geran Tarr Effective Date(s) Of Law 7/19/20 on 05/18/2020

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 31st Legislature

Medicaid Coverage Of Lic. Counselors [SB-134] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ]
An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional counselors; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geran Tarr Leg Finance Appropriation Message 4/3/20 on 05/19/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish the Task Force on Services for Persons with Brain Injuries. [SJR-35] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ]
Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish the Task Force on Services for Persons with Brain Injuries; establish duties of the task force; establish members of the task force; require a report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2020; cease the task force by December 31, 2020, unless otherwise authorized by the General Assembly.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal Posted In Committee on 03/17/2020

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to voter registration. [HB-81] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Amend KRS 116.0455 to provide that each application for a motor vehicle driver's license shall be a simultaneous application for voter registration unless declined by the applicant; amend KRS 116.048 to provide that each application filed through a designated voter registration agency shall be a simultaneous application for voter registration unless declined by the applicant.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/07/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Overpayments. [SB-1415] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Establishes unspecified time limits in which the Director of Human Services (DHS) can recover Medicaid overpayments made to providers and DHS can recover public assistance overpayments made to recipients, under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Health. [HB-284] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Requires the DHS to compile information regarding employers with employees who receive public assistance and to submit an annual report to the Legislature on the 50 employers with the highest number of employees receiving public assistance. Requires DLIR to share employment data with DHS. (HB284 HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Nishimoto Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Overpayments. [HB-659] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Establishes unspecified time limits in which the Director of Human Services (DHS) can recover Medicaid overpayments made to providers and DHS can recover public assistance overpayments made to recipients, under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Mizuno Carried Over To 2020 Regular Session. on 12/01/2019

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2019

Public assistance, administration of Lifeline qualifying public assistance programs, Sec. 37-2A-7 am'd. [SB-302] [Telecommunications ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Public assistance, administration of Lifeline qualifying public assistance programs, Sec. 37-2A-7 am'd.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rodger Smitherman Lee Amendment Offered on 05/30/2019

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2019

Public assistance, certain eligibility requirements for TANF and SNAP revised, fraud detection measures required [HB-533] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Public assistance, certain eligibility requirements for TANF and SNAP revised, fraud detection measures required

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Will Dismukes Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On State Government on 04/30/2019

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Approp: Supplemental Op.; Fund; Amending [SB-168] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; making an appropriation to capitalize a fund; amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/31/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Approp:supp Ops;capital;funds;amending [HB-321] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, and other appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; amending appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Effective Date(s) Of Law 03/28/18 on 03/28/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Med. Assistance Work Requirement [HB-356] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
An Act requiring the Department of Health and Social Services to apply for a waiver to establish work requirements for certain adults who are eligible for the state medical assistance program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Kopp Cosponsor(s): Reinbold on 03/14/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Med. Assistance/food Stamps;work/time Req [HB-362] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Food ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Poverty ]
An Act relating to a work requirement for the state medical assistance program; prohibiting the Department of Health and Social Services from requesting, accepting, or attempting to renew or extend a waiver of work requirements or time limits for an able-bodied adult, without dependents, in the food stamp program; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Eastman Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/21/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Prohibit State Funded Sex Change Ops. [HB-364] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Human Services ]
An Act prohibiting the expenditure of state money on gender reassignment medical procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Rauscher Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/21/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Criminal Law;parole;probation;sentencing [HB-311] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
An Act relating to criminal law and procedure; relating to controlled substances; relating to victims of criminal offenses; relating to probation; relating to sentencing; relating to treatment program credit for time spent toward service of a sentence of imprisonment; relating to the Violent Crimes Compensation Board; relating to permanent fund dividends; relating to electronic monitoring; relating to penalties for violating municipal ordinances; relating to parole; relating to community work service; relating to revocation, termination, suspension, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux Cosponsor(s): Eastman on 04/18/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Med. Assistance Work Requirement [SB-193] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
An Act requiring the Department of Health and Social Services to apply for a waiver to establish work requirements for certain adults who are eligible for the state medical assistance program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Kopp Cross Sponsor(s): Kopp on 05/04/2018

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