Overview
STATE BUDGET
Alaska operates on an annual budget cycle, with the fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. Agencies submit their budget requests to the Governor in October, with the Governor submitting their proposed budget to the state legislature by December 15. The legislature adopts a budget by a simple majority in April. The governor is required to submit a balanced budget, and the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget
STATE LEGISLATURE
The 40 members of the House of Representatives serve two year terms, and the 20 Senators serve four year terms, staggered so half stand for election every two years. The 60 member combined legislature is the smallest bicameral state legislature in the US. Annual sessions begin in January and are limited by statute to 90 calendar days. Special sessions of 30 calendar days may be convened by a consensus of two-thirds of each chamber. Bills carry over from odd to even numbered years.
KEY RESOURCES
- Alaska State Legislature
- Office of the Attorney General
- Governor of Alaska
- Information on Healthcare Policy in Alaska
Alaska Laws
Alaska Stat. § 18.09.010. Alaska Health Care Commission: Alaska Health Care Commission – Alaska
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Creates the Alaska Health Care Commission to serve as the state health planning and coordinating body, with duties to reduce health care costs by enhancing market forces and increase saving from health information technology, among […]
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Alaska Stat. § 18.09.070. Duties of the commission: Alaska Health Care Commission – Alaska
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The commission shall serve as the state health planning and coordinating body. Consistent with state and federal law, the commission shall provide recommendations for and foster the development of a statewide health plan
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Alaska Stat. § 18.23.300. Creation of health information exchange system: Electronic Health Information Exchange System – Alaska
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Creates a statewide electronic health information exchange system in order to “promotes a more effective marketplace, greater competition, greater systems analysis, increased choice, enhanced quality, and improved outcomes in health care services.”
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Alaska Stat. § 18.23.305. Department; duties: Electronic Health Information Exchange System – Alaska
Introduced: Status: Enacted
In carrying out its duties under AS 18.23.300, the department shall do the following.
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Alaska Stat. § 18.23.325. Definitions: Electronic Health Information Exchange System – Alaska
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Definitions of Alaska’s Electronic Health Information Exchange System
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