An Act relating to medical assistance eligibility for family planning services; and providing for an effective date.

HB 185 expands Alaska's Medicaid program to include family planning services and supplies for eligible residents. It specifically adds these services to the list of optional medical assistance benefits, making them available to individuals of child-bearing age who are not pregnant and have household incomes at or below 225% of the federal poverty line. The bill requires the Department of Health to amend the state Medicaid plan for federal approval and sets an effective date of January 1, 2026, contingent on approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This change directly affects low-income Alaskans seeking family planning care without pregnancy.