Updates the income standards for recipients of Alaska's Optional State Supplement Payments. In Alaska, individuals are able to qualify for Medicaid by reducing their countable gross income through the use of approved Medicaid Qualifying Trust

Increases the allowable Home Equity amount for long term care beneficiaries.

Incorporates various 2020 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) updates (additions, deletions and description changes) to the Physician Office & Outpatient, Physician-Radiology, Physician-Surgery, and Psychology fee schedules. In addition, there are updates to the reimbursement methodology for specified drugs in order to comply with the approved Medicaid State Plan methodology for physician-administered drugs

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to waive cost-sharing for testing services, testing-related services and treatments of COVID-19 and suspend the face-to-face requirements for community mental health centers.

Includes Licensed Creative Arts Therapist among the list of non-physician licensed behavioral health
practitioners and updates practitioner and supervisor qualifications to increase access to the
implemented services

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to consider individuals who are evacuated or absent from the state due to the disaster or public health emergency and who intend to return to the state, to continue to be residents of the state. The amendment makes adjustments to the day supply and quantity limit for covered outpatient medications and will make exceptions to their published Preferred Drug List if drug shortages occur.