Executive Order

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• REGULATIONS: The Department of Health and Social Services will not publish new proposed regulations until after the DHSS reorganization becomes effective on July 1, 2022. After that time, the new Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS) will publish public notices for proposed regulations on the subject matters that each department will administer.   
• 08/17 DOH Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 06/30 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
• 06/23 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 06/17 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 06/09 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 05/06 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 04/21 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 04/07 Biweekly DHSS Reorganization Newsletter
  
• 04/06 Letter to Alaskans and Partners
• 03/21 Work begins to restructure the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• 03/21 Governor Dunleavy’s Executive Order to Divide DHSS Becomes Law

Governor's Press Release

• 03/21/22 Governor Dunleavy’s Executive Order to Divide DHSS Becomes Law
• 12/22/20 Governor Dunleavy to reorganize the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services | FAQs

Letters of Support

• Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (ABADA) and the Alaska Mental Health Board (AMHB)
  
• Alaska Behavioral Health Association (ABHA)
  
• Alaska Commission on Aging (ACoA)
• Alaska Pioneer Homes Advisory Board
• Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA)
  
• Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
  

Legislative Process House

• Videotaped Session: HSS Committee 02/10/2022 | Documentation Packet (Zip file)
• Videotaped Session: HSS Committee 02/08/2022 | Documentation Packet (Zip file)
• Videotaped Session: HSS Committee 03/06/2021 | Documentation Packet (Zip file)
• Videotaped Session: HSS Committee 03/04/2021 | PowerPoint Presentation
• Videotaped Session: HSS Committee 02/25/2021 | PowerPoint Presentation

Legislative Process Senate

• Videotaped Session: Senate HSS Committee 02/10/2022 | Documentation Packet (Zip file)
• Senate Response 03/02/2021
• Videotaped Session: Senate Finance Hearing 02/18/21 | PowerPoint Presentation
  

Questions & Responses

• Alaska Children’s Trust| Response
• Alaska Native Health Board
• Alaskans Together for Medicaid
• Legislative Advocacy Committee

Resources & Documentation

• Executive Order
• Reorganization Organizational Charts
• DHSS EO 121 Department Response to House Leadership Questions
• DHSS EO 121 Reorg Presentation to Legislature
• DHSS EO 121 Sectional Analysis (2.10.22)
• DHSS EO 121 Stakeholder Engagment Sample Packet
• DHSS EO 121 Summary of New and Reclassified Positions (2-7-22)
• DHSS EO 121 Transition Plan (2-6-22)

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