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Senate hearing introduces bill to license small "complex care residential homes" for patients with co-occurring needs
Summary
Department of Health and Department of Family and Community Services officials told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee that SB 76 would create a new license type for small, home-like residential facilities to serve people with complex behavioral health and co-occurring medical needs. The bill would allow facilities of fewer than 15
Heidi Hedberg, commissioner of the Department of Health, told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee that Senate Bill 76 (introduced at the governor's request) would create a new statutory license type to house and treat Alaskans with complex behavioral health and co-occurring needs in small, community-based settings.
"This bill is a result of the collaborative work between the Department of Family and Community Services and the Department of Health to address gaps in the Alaska system of care for individuals with complex behavioral health and other co occurring needs," Hedberg said at the committee's Feb. 6 hearing in Butrovich Room 205.
What the bill would do
- License type: SB 76 would add a statutory category called complex care residential homes to allow state licensing and regulation of small, home-like facilities designed for residents with combined mental, behavioral, medical or disability-related needs.
- Size and scope: The bill would permit homes treating fewer than 15…
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