# Alaska SB 83: TELEHEALTH: COVERAGE, REIMBURSEMENT RATES Alaska SB 83, TELEHEALTH: COVERAGE, REIMBURSEMENT RATES, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Matt Claman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-16 ((H) REFERRED TO RULES); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB83-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska SB 83 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: TELEHEALTH: COVERAGE, REIMBURSEMENT RATES - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2026-05-16, (H) REFERRED TO RULES - Sponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Telehealth providers get at least in-person rates: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alaska health insurers must pay telehealth providers on the same basis and at least the same rate as comparable in-person care. This includes behavioral health care. The rule also covers municipal employee plans, including self-insured plans, and the self-insured plan for… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | AM 1 TO AM 1 ADOPTED Y12 N8 | pass | 12 | 8 | | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | PASSED Y14 N6 | pass | 14 | 6 | | ## Actions (93) - 2026-05-16: (H) REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) FN4: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) FN3: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) NR: COULOMBE, SADDLER, D.NELSON (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) DP: CARRICK, FRIER, FIELDS, HALL (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 3NR (House) - 2026-05-15: (H) Moved HCS CSSB 83(L&C) Out of Committee (House) - 2026-05-15: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-05-15: Video (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) Heard & Held -- Meeting Postponed from 3:15 pm 4/13/2026-- (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-15: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-13: (H) -- Testimony -- -- Meeting Postponed to 8:00 am 4/15/2026-- (House) - 2026-04-13: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) -- Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) FN4: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) FN3: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) NR: GRAY, SCHWANKE (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) DP: PRAX, FIELDS, MEARS, MINA (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) HSS RPT HCS(HSS) 4DP 2NR (House) - 2026-03-19: (H) Moved HCS CSSB 83(HSS) Out of Committee (House) - 2026-03-19: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-03-19: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) Minutes (HHSS) (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-03-10: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-03: (H) Minutes (HHSS) (House) - 2026-02-03: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-02-03: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-02-03: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-09: (H) HSS, L&C (House) - 2025-05-09: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-05-07: (S) VERSION: CSSB 83(HSS) (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) PASSED Y14 N6 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) AM NO 1 AS AMENDED WITHDRAWN (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) AM 1 TO AM 1 ADOPTED Y12 N8 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) AM NO 1 OFFERED (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC (Senate) - 2025-05-07: (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 5/7 CAL (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 83(HSS) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/5 CAL (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) HSS CS ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FN2: ZERO(CED) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) CORRECTED L&C RPT CS(HSS) 3DP 2NR (Senate) - 2025-04-15: (S) FN2: ZERO(CED) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate) - 2025-04-15: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2025-04-15: (S) L&C RPT 3DP 2NR (Senate) - 2025-04-14: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: (S) Moved CSSB 83(HSS) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-14: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-07: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-04-07: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-26: (S) L&C REFERRAL ADDED (Senate) - 2025-03-26: (S) FIN REFERRAL WAIVED UC (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) FN2: ZERO(CED) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) AM: GIESSEL (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) DNP: HUGHES (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) DP: DUNBAR, CLAMAN (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) HSS RPT CS 2DP 1DNP 1AM NEW TITLE (Senate) - 2025-03-13: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: (S) Moved CSSB 83(HSS) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-13: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-25: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate) - 2025-02-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-02-25: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-11: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-02-11: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-31: (S) HSS, FIN (Senate) - 2025-01-31: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) ## Bill text - HCS CSSB 83(L&C), 2026-05-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083D), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083D.PDF) - HCS CSSB 83(HSS), 2026-03-23: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083C.PDF) - CSSB 83(HSS), 2025-03-14: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083B.PDF) - SB 83, 2025-01-31: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083A.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) - HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) ## Sources - [HCS CSSB 83(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083D) - [HCS CSSB 83(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083D.PDF) - [HCS CSSB 83(HSS) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083C) - [HCS CSSB 83(HSS) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083C.PDF) - [CSSB 83(HSS) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083B) - [CSSB 83(HSS) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083B.PDF) - [SB 83 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0083A) - [SB 83 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0083A.PDF) ## Related - [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34) - [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34) - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34) - [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB83-34 (as of 2026-11-04).