Alaska SB 57 host-home medical assistance legislation
Alaska SB 57 became Chapter 22 SLA 2023 and created a statutory path for host-home care services under medical assistance, including adult HCBS waiver participants and transition from foster care to host-care settings.
Alaska · Signed · Implementation Jul 29, 2023
What it is
- What changed
- The Alaska Legislature's SB 57 record lists the bill as Chapter 22 SLA 2023. The enrolled text adds AS 47.07.048 for host-home care services, ties eligibility to medical assistance and HCBS waiver participation, requires a host-care-home license, and directs the Department of Health to adopt regulations and submit state-plan, 1915(c) waiver, or 1115 demonstration amendments as necessary.
- Why it matters
- This is a state-law benefits-and-coverage anchor for a caregiver-relevant home setting, but operational advice still depends on Department of Health regulations, waiver approvals, and program instructions.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, People receiving careadults with disabilities, HCBS waiver participants, family caregivers, host care homes, foster families transitioning adult children
Sources
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.