Healthcare laws and bills in Alaska

Every bill in the Alaska Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope: 58bills in scope
Past committee: 20past committee
Most recent action: 30 September 2026most recent action

Healthcare laws enacted in Alaska in 2026

9 Healthcare bills were enacted in Alaska this year, the latest with a last action on 30 September 2026. They lead the list below.

Healthcare bills in Alaska

12Enacted

5Cleared both chambers

3Past committee

38Introduced or inactive

58 bills in scope

Enacted

Cleared both chambers

SCR 10Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 36, relating to the placement of foster children in psychiatric hospitals; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in residential facilities outside the state; and amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure.30 September 2026Sent to governor SCR 36Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 14, repealing programs for catastrophic illness assistance and medical assistance for chronic and acute medical conditions.30 September 2026Sent to governor HB 96An Act establishing the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board; relating to payment for personal care services; and providing for an effective date.3 July 2026Vetoed HB 70An Act relating to emergency medical services for operational canines; relating to the powers, duties, and liability of emergency medical technicians and mobile intensive care paramedics; relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; relating to civil liability of veterinarians; and providing for an effective date.30 July 2025Vetoed SCR 9Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 70, relating to emergency medical services for operational canines; relating to the powers, duties, and liability of emergency medical technicians and mobile intensive care paramedics; and relating to the practice of veterinary medicine.30 July 2025Sent to governor

Past committee

HCR 30Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 211, extending the termination date of the Board of Professional Counselors; extending the termination date of the Board of Marital and Family Therapy; extending the termination date of the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners; extending the termination date of the Real Estate Commission; extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers; extending the termination date of the Board of Social Work Examiners; and relating to reports on the Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners and the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.19 May 2026Passed chamber SB 83An Act relating to health care insurance; relating to insurance reimbursement for health care services provided through telehealth; relating to telehealth; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective date of secs. 9 and 10, ch. 38, SLA 2022; and providing for an effective date.16 May 2026Passed chamber SB 134An Act relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to third-party administrators; and providing for an effective date.17 May 2025Passed chamber

Introduced or inactive

5 of 38 shown

HB 197An Act relating to the practice of dental hygiene; establishing an executive administrator position for the Board of Dental Examiners; and relating to the ownership of dental offices and clinics.14 May 2026In committee HB 357An Act relating to abortion; relating to who may perform an abortion; relating to civil enforcement of abortion laws; relating to abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat; amending Rules 3 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 508, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.1 May 2026In committee SB 281An Act relating to the rural health transformation program; relating to physician assistants; relating to collaborative agreements between physicians and physician assistants; relating to the interstate medical licensure compact; relating to the PA licensure compact; relating to the practice of medicine; relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact; relating to health care providers; relating to the recognition of EMS personnel licensure interstate compact; relating to provisions regarding physician assistants in contracts between certain health care providers and health care insurers; and establishing the Rural Health Transformation Program Advisory Council.1 May 2026In committee SB 266An Act relating to reimbursement for non-network health insurance claims.29 April 2026In committee HB 285An Act relating to the electronic health information exchange system; and providing for an effective date.24 April 2026In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 58. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Alaska Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.

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