NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES ON GENERAL RELIEF ASSISTED LIVING HOME DAILY RATE
IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION The Department of Health proposes to change regulations on the general relief assisted living home minimum daily reimbursement rate. |
Summary of proposed changes: The Department of Health proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 7 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with the general relief assisted living home minimum daily reimbursement rate. The proposed changes are related to HB 268, and include the following:***
***Please Note: Details related to HB 268: H.B. 268, 2023 -2024 Leg., 33rd Sess. (AK 2024): Details related to HB 268: Short Title: “APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET; CAP; SUPP; AM”; Title: “An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date.” (HB 268; 33rd Legislature). The HB 268 bill was signed into law. The related details may be accessed on the Alaska State Legislature’s website at
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=HB268#tab1_4 ; the PDF version of HB 268 may be accessed at https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/33/Bills/HB0268Z.PDF and
https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/33/Vetoes/HB268.pdf .***
- 7 AAC 47.470. General Relief. Minimum daily reimbursement rates, is proposed to be changed as follows:
- Increase the general relief assisted living home minimum daily reimbursement rate.
Written comments: You may comment on the regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the changes, by submitting written comments to State of Alaska, Department of Health, Division of Senior & Disabilities Services, Attention: Jordyn Grant, 1835 Bragaw St., Anchorage, AK 99508. Additionally, the Department of Health will accept comments by electronic mail at jordyn.grant@alaska.gov and by facsimile at (907) 269-3641.
Written comment deadline: The comments must be received not later than 5 p.m. on December 8, 2025.
Oral hearing: You may provide oral comments relevant to the proposed action by telephone or online at the hearing to be held on November 18, 2025, as a telephone and internet-accessible Zoom meeting. You may join the Zoom meeting by using the Zoom website link or by calling the Zoom Call-in toll-free telephone number and using the Meeting ID and Passcode, as follows:
- To attend the meeting and provide oral comments by telephone, please use the Zoom Call-in Toll-free Number:
- Zoom Call-in Toll-free Number: 1-833-928-4609 (US Toll-free); Meeting ID: 832 9732 4233; and Passcode: 700499.
- To attend the meeting and provide oral comments by Zoom website link, please use the Meeting Zoom Link:
There will not be in-person attendance provided at the hearing site, so please prepare to share your oral comments by telephone only. The hearing is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., and priority will be given to commenters on the line before the beginning of the hearing. The hearing may be extended to accommodate those on the line before 12:30 p.m. who did not have an opportunity to comment. Before the start of the hearing, Department of Health may limit the time allotted for each person providing oral testimony, as reasonably necessary to conclude the hearing in the time provided.
Questions: You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Ms. Jordyn Grant, by electronic mail at jordyn.grant@alaska.gov , or at the State of Alaska, Department of Health, Division of Senior & Disabilities Services, Attention: Jordyn Grant, 1835 Bragaw St., Anchorage, AK 99508. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Department of Health will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System.
Public nature of comments and questions: Public comments and questions, once submitted, are public records and subject to disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act. See AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295. Do NOT include in your comments or questions any information that you do not want made public.
Accommodations: If you are a person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in this process, please contact Jordyn Grant by electronic mail at jordyn.grant@alaska.gov , or by telephone at (907) 538-9240 not later than November 10, 2025, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
Obtaining copies of proposed regulations: A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Jordyn Grant by electronic mail at jordyn.grant@alaska.gov , or by telephone at (907) 538-9240.
Final version of regulations: After the public comment period ends, the Department of Health will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory authority: AS 47.05.010; AS 47.25.120; AS 47.25.130; AS 47.25.170; AS 47.25.195.
Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 47.05.010; AS 47.25.120; AS 47.25.130; AS 47.25.170; AS 47.25.195.
Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
Final version of regulations: The Department of Health, Division of Senior & Disabilities Services, keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all the Department of Health, Division of Senior & Disabilities Services, notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the Department of Health, Division of Senior & Disabilities Services to jordyn.grant@alaska.gov , giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.
Individuals can also signup to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx.
DATE: October 20, 2025.
/s/Heidi Hedberg
Commissioner,
Department of Health
State of Alaska.