Alaska health

Firearm deaths include suicide, homicide and other intents. Safe-storage devices and suicide resources concern access to firearms and a subset of these deaths; creating a fund would not itself establish funding, device distribution or fewer deaths. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 14.33.240. Parental notification. A school district may adopt a plan to notify the parents or guardians of a student of an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying involving the student or a threat of suicide by the student. A school district that notifies a parent or guardian about a threat of suicide under this section shall provide to the parent or guardian suicide prevention and crisis intervention resources, including information about how to (1) obtain a suicide risk screening or assessment from a health care professional; (2) limit a student's access to firearms and lethal medications; (3) securely store firearms, ammunition, and lethal medications, including in a safe storage device; and (4) request a free safe storage device from the firearm safe storage grant fund established under AS 44.21.070. […] Sec. 44.21.070. Firearm safe storage grant fund. (a) The firearm safe storage grant fund is established in the general fund. The department shall manage the fund and may use money in the fund without further appropriation to purchase firearm safe storage devices and distribute the devices at no cost to school districts or to hunter or firearm safety programs that are administered by a school district. Money in the fund does not lapse. The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund, including grant money the department receives for the purpose of providing to school districts firearm safe storage devices and funds to purchase firearm safe storage devices, and donations to the fund. (b) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (c) The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement this section. (d) In this section, (1) "department" means the Department of Administration; (2) "firearm safe storage device" means a lock box, safe, cable lock, or other device that is used to prevent unauthorized access to a firearm or to store a firearm.

The fact counts reported induced terminations. The proposal directly addresses abortion-inducing medication, a subset of those procedures. It is not enacted and cannot explain the earlier 2025 count. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: Induced terminations occurring in Alaska. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

* Section 1. AS 08.64.364(c) is amended to read: (c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, (1) a physician may not prescribe, dispense, or administer an abortion- inducing drug under (a) of this section ; and (2) a physician or physician assistant may not prescribe, dispense, or administer a prescription drug in response to an Internet questionnaire or electronic mail message to a person with whom the physician or physician assistant does not have a prior physician-patient relationship. […] * Sec. 2. AS 18.16.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (k) A health care provider that prescribes, dispenses, or administers an abortion-inducing drug to a person shall (1) conduct an in-person physical examination of the person before prescribing, dispensing, or administering the abortion-inducing drug; and (2) schedule a follow-up appointment, to occur not later than 14 days after the abortion, to confirm that the pregnancy was terminated and assess continued blood loss.

Children under six are a subset of the under-65 population in the uninsured fact. Eligibility continuity concerns retention of coverage for eligible children, not automatic coverage for every child or a measured decrease in uninsured residents. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: People under 65 without health insurance. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

* Section 1. AS 47.07.020(i) is amended to read: (i) The department shall allow a person under six years of age who is determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter to remain eligible for those benefits until the person is six years old. The department may allow a person who is at least six years of age but not over 19 years of age and who is determined to be eligible for benefits under this chapter to remain eligible for those benefits for up to 11 calendar months following the month that the person is determined eligible for benefits or until the person is 19 years old, whichever occurs earlier. * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: MEDICAID STATE PLAN; WAIVERS. The Department of Health shall, as necessary for federal approval by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, submit amendments to the state plan for medical assistance coverage or apply for any waivers necessary to implement AS 47.07.020(i), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act. * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Section 1 of this Act takes effect only if, on or before July 1, 2027, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (1) approves the waivers or amendments to the state plan for medical assistance coverage submitted in accordance with sec. 2 of this Act; or (2) determines that approval of the waivers and amendments to the state plan for medical assistance coverage submitted in accordance with sec. 2 of this Act is not necessary. (b) The commissioner of health shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing within 30 days after the United States Department of Health and Human Services approves the waivers or amendments to the state plan or determines that approval of the waivers and amendments is not necessary under this section. * Sec. 4. If sec. 1 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect on the day after the date the United States Department of Health and Human Services approves the waivers or amendments to the state plan or determines that approval of the waivers and amendments is not necessary.

These describe the original executive instrument provisions selected for this topic. Later amendments and current implementation require separate evidence.

Read the original signed public order ↗

• Reviewed provision R1: DNR commissioner extends the designated 2019 fire season through September 30. Signed order is effective August 26 at 12 PM; the unusual printed label is “Alaska Daily Standard Time.” Issued by Corri Feige, not the governor.
• Reviewed provision R2: Cites the burn-permit requirement and fire-risk findings, and states failure to obey is grounds for prosecution under AS 41.15.140. Historical statutory/regulatory versions remain under review; no new criminal statute is enacted.
• Reviewed provision R3: The separate August 26 DNR release says open-debris/burn-barrel permits remain required through September 30 and the August 21 Mat-Su/Kenai open-burning closure remains in force. Gas/pellet or canister devices are treated separately. The extension grants no blanket permission to burn.

The signed DNR order cites public safety and response capacity as reasons to extend fire-season permitting. It is a historical agency order, not a governor signature or verified health outcome.

Retained Alaska evidence context: health · reviewed policy-topic context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

DNR Commissioner Corri Feige signed a public order effective August 26, 2019 at noon extending the fire season through September 30. Burn permits and separate local/state closures continued to apply. This is a historical agency action; governor letterhead does not make it a governor signature, appropriation or regulation adopted by the legislature.

These describe the original executive instrument provisions selected for this topic. Later amendments and current implementation require separate evidence.

Read the original signed disaster declaration ↗

• Reviewed provision R1: Declares a disaster emergency August 23 in Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula boroughs. Recitals cover Willow/Caswell fires, Swan Lake burning since June 5 and escaping containment August 18, and two additional August 17-18 fires near Homer/Anchor Point.
• Reviewed provision R2: Authorizes DMVA to use funds made available for necessary Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Temporary Housing and administrative/disaster-management expenses. Eligibility, award and payment remain separate.
• Reviewed provision R3: Designates the DMVA commissioner or designee state coordinator and permits necessary agency tasking under the State Emergency Operations Plan and enumerated statutory powers. Those historical authorities and their exercise need separate review.
• Reviewed provision R4: Reports home/property damage, evacuation and sheltering, additional response labor/equipment costs, highway disruption and power/natural-gas/communication infrastructure requiring repair. These are emergency findings, not final totals or measured economic outcomes.

The disaster declaration supports emergency protective response. The accompanying official release describes assistance for disaster-related medical expenses; authorization does not prove medical payments or health improvements.

Retained Alaska evidence context: energy · reviewed policy-topic context · health · reviewed policy-topic context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy-topic context · income-taxes · reviewed policy-topic context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy-topic context · real-gdp · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

On August 23, 2019 Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a disaster declaration for Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula boroughs, authorizing available funds for Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Temporary Housing and disaster administration. It includes Swan Lake, Willow/Caswell and two additional Homer-area fires. The signed original preserves local scope, delegated coordination and damaged utilities; final recovery and payments are unverified.

These describe the original executive instrument provisions selected for this topic. Later amendments and current implementation require separate evidence.

Read the original signed insurance bulletin ↗

• Reviewed provision R1: Directs guidance to insurers authorized to transact health insurance in Alaska, citing emergency authority AS 21.06.080(d). Original signed August 23 by Insurance Director Lori Wing-Heier; historical authority remains under review.
• Reviewed provision R2: Expects early refills/replacement of lost or damaged medication through the wildfire season, emergency supplies without extra authorization and local-retail prescription access without penalty when normally mail-ordered. The bulletin does not verify insurer compliance, prescriptions dispensed or a new appropriation.

The original insurance bulletin specifically addresses prescription access for wildfire evacuees. It establishes historical agency guidance, not delivered treatment, a governor signature or measured medical outcomes.

Retained Alaska evidence context: health · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Insurance Director Lori Wing-Heier signed Bulletin19-12 on August 23, 2019. It expects health insurers to accommodate early/emergency medication refills and local retail access for wildfire evacuees without extra authorization or penalties. It is agency guidance; compliance and actual medication delivery are unverified.