An Act establishing a community health worker certification; relating to medical assistance coverage for certified community health worker services; and providing for an effective date.

SB 220 establishes a certification program for community health workers (CHWs) in Alaska, requiring the Department of Health to create regulations for qualifications, training, scope of practice, and renewal. It adds certified CHW services as a covered medical assistance benefit under the state's Medicaid program, making these services eligible for state-funded coverage. The bill defines CHWs as nonmedical professionals who connect individuals to health services and improve care coordination, while clarifying that certification is required for Medicaid coverage (though services can be provided without it). Reciprocity agreements with other states' certification programs are permitted under the law. The bill takes effect upon enactment.