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AK SB 281

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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.

Alaska · 2026 Regular Session (34th Legislature, 2nd Session) · upper

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Did AK SB 281 pass?

Not yet. AK SB 281 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-01): (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE

What is AK SB 281 about?

AK SB 281 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (34th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “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.”.

Who sponsors AK SB 281?

Senate Health & Social Services is the primary sponsor of AK SB 281.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-01 — (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Senate Health & Social Servicesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-01

    (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)

  3. 2026-05-01

    (S) FN1: ZERO(DOH)

  4. 2026-05-01

    (S) AM: TOBIN

  5. 2026-05-01

    (S) NR: MYERS, CLAMAN

  6. 2026-05-01

    (S) DNP: GIESSEL

  7. 2026-05-01

    (S) DP: DUNBAR

  8. 2026-05-01

    (S) HSS RPT CS 1DP 1DNP 2NR 1AM NEW TITLE

  9. 2026-04-30

    (S) Moved CSSB 281(HSS) Out of Committee

  10. 2026-04-30

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  11. 2026-04-23

    (S) Heard & Held

  12. 2026-04-23

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  13. 2026-04-09

    (S) Heard & Held

  14. 2026-04-09

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  15. 2026-03-31

    (S) Heard & Held

  16. 2026-03-31

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  17. 2026-03-25

    (S) HSS, L&C

  18. 2026-03-25

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

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