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HB73

Complex Care Residential Homes Law

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM

In one sentence

This law adds complex care residential homes to the list of health facilities regulated by the state and sets an effective date for these changes.

What it does

  • Adds complex care residential homes to the list of entities subject to regulations adopted by the Department of Health.
  • Defines a complex care residential home as a setting providing 24-hour multidisciplinary care on a continuing basis for individuals with mental, behavioral, medical, or disability-related needs requiring specialized services and monitoring.
  • Updates the definition of assisted living home to exclude entities listed in specific sections of state law, including hospitals and nursing facilities.
  • Clarifies that the legal definition of hospital does not include frontier extended stay clinics or complex care residential homes.
  • Requires the Department of Health to submit amendments to the Medicaid state plan or apply for waivers if needed for federal approval.

Who it affects

  • Complex care residential homes
  • The Alaska Department of Health
  • Facilities defined as hospitals, assisted living homes, and other regulated health entities

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify the exact rules or fees that will apply to these homes, as those are adopted through future regulation.
  • Federal approval of Medicaid changes depends on actions by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Plain language

Terms to know

complex care residential home
A residential setting that provides continuous 24-hour multidisciplinary care for people with mental, behavioral, medical, or disability-related needs requiring specialized services and monitoring.
Department of Health
The state agency responsible for adopting regulations under this chapter.

Official record

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Official summary

COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES An Act relating to complex care residential homes; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/273147
  2. (H) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/24 CHAPTER 38 SLA 263147
  3. (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3093
  4. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2993
  5. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 A12992
  6. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP2992
  7. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED2992
  8. (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 73(FIN)2903
  9. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED2903
  10. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2846
  11. (S) PASSED Y20 N-2846
  12. (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING2846
  13. (S) AM NO 1 WITHDRAWN VOTE Y20 N-2846
  14. (S) RET 2ND/RESCIND ACTION AM 1 UC2845
  15. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 73(FIN) AM S2845
  16. (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 35
  17. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL2779
  18. (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION2778
  19. (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC2778
  20. (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC2778

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

AM 1

This amendment adds a rule that election officials cannot reject special needs ballots if the mistake was made by an official or helper instead of the voter.