If the department finds that the cost of medical assistance for all persons eligible under Alaska Stat. § 47.25.120 – 47.25.300 will exceed the amount allocated in the state budget for that assistance for the fiscal year, the department shall eliminate coverage for medical services in the following order:

(1) treatment of speech, hearing, and language disorders;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.25.205

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) optometrists’ services and eyeglasses;
(3) occupational therapy;
(4) emergency dental services for adults;
(5) prosthetic devices not including dentures;
(6) medical supplies and equipment;
(7) physical therapy;
(8) outpatient laboratory and outpatient x-ray services;
(9) ambulatory surgical center services;
(10) nonemergency medical transportation;
(11) outpatient physician services;
(12) outpatient hospital services;
(13) intermediate care facility services;
(14) skilled nursing facility services;
(15) emergency medical transportation;
(16) pharmaceuticals;
(17) inpatient physician services;
(18) inpatient hospital services.
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