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SB 281

Alaska Senate bill in Session 34.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 1, 2026.

An 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.

Bill ID AK-34-SB-281
Session 34
Status in_committee
Committee L&C
Senate in_committee 2026-05-01
Summary

HEALTHCARE COMPACTS; RURAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Sponsor
SENATE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-03-25 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-01 Status in_committee
2026-05-01 Latest Action (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
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