,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjag,mr4 
,"y ( ,alaska introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to waive !       
ess5tial heal? b5efits requirem5ts =    
c]ta9 ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,heal? ,c>e    
,opportunities ,act4  #b4 ,waiv] (      
ess5tial heal? b5efits requirem5ts  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate 9 :i* !    
applicable ,/ate au?ority 7z def9$ 9    
section #bgia7;d77#a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#ia7;d77#a777 c]tifies to !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices t1 
) respect to at lea/ "o c\nty 7or1 9 !  
case ( a ,/ate t does n h c\nties1      
equival5t municipality71 only "o heal?  
insurance issu] (f]s cov]age 9 !        
individual m>ket = a plan ye>1 ! foll[+ 
%all n apply to heal? plans 9 su* ,/ate 
= su* plan ye>3  7#a7 ,! requirem5t "u  
section #acja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,pati5t       

,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjba7;a77#a77 t1 to be a    
qualifi$ heal? plan eligible to be (f]$ 
?r\gh an ,ex*ange 9 ! ,/ate1 su* plan   
provide ! ess5tial heal? b5efits package
 describ$ 9 section #acjb7;a7 ( su* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;a774  7#b7 ,!   
requirem5t "u section #bgjg7;a7 ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#f7;a77 t heal?       
insurance cov]age (f]$ 9 ! individual or
 small gr\p m>ket 9 ! ,/ate includes !  
ess5tial heal? b5efits package requir$  
"u section #acjb7;a7 ( ! ,pati5t        
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;a774  7b7 ,/ate       
c]tification ,to be eligible = a waiv]  
"u subsection 7a71 a ,/ate %all make !  
c]tification describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 n
 lat] ?an--  7#a7 #ij days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate
 9 :i*1 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 at lea/ "o c\nty 9 ! ,/ate 7or1 9 !    
case ( a ,/ate t does n h c\nties1      
equival5t municipality71 only "o heal?  

insurance issu] (f]s cov]age 9 !        
individual m>ket = ! plan ye> 9 effect  
on su* date ( enactm5t2 &  7#b7 #ij days
 aft] ! applicable ,/ate au?ority 7z    
def9$ 9 section #bgia7;d77#a7 ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7;d77#a777 fir/    
discov]s1 or reasonably %\ld discov]1 t1
 9 at lea/ "o c\nty 9 ! ,/ate 7or1 9 !  
case ( a ,/ate t does n h c\nties1      
equival5t municipality71 only "o heal?  
insurance issu] (f]s 9 ! curr5t plan    
ye>1 or w (f] 9 a future plan ye>1      
cov]age 9 ! individual m>ket = ! curr5t 
plan ye> or a future plan ye>1 z        
applicable1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate n        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,t]m (   
waiv] ,a waiv] "u ?is section may ext5d 
ov] a p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s1 provid$ t
 ! ,/ate cont9ues to meet ! crit]ia =   
eligibility = ! waiv] "u subsection 7a74
 ,a ,/ate t cont9ues to meet su* crit]ia
 = m ?an #e ye>s may rec]tify "u        
subsection 7a7 e #e ye>s4  7d7 ,plans   
(f]+ ess5tial heal? b5efits ,no?+ 9 ?is 

,act prev5ts a heal? insurance issu] f  
(f]+ 9 a ,/ate to :i* a waiv] "u        
subsection 7a7 applies heal? insurance  
cov]age t includes ! ess5tial heal?     
b5efits package describ$ 9 section      
#acjb7;a7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjbb7;a774