TO: Amy Demboski
Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development
FROM: April Simpson, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
465.4081
DATE: July 21, 2020
RE: Filed Permanent Regulations: Division of Insurance
Division of Insurance Emergency Regulation Being Made Permanent re: Coverage for COVID-19 Symptoms (3 AAC 31.540)
Attorney General File: 2020200296
Regulation Filed: 7/21/2020
Effective Date: 3/25/2020
Print: 235, October 2020
cc with enclosures: Harry Hale, Department of Law
Judy Herndon, LexisNexis
Jackson Willard, Regulations Specialist
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE
I, Anna Latham, Deputy Director for the Division of Insurance, on behalf of Lori Wing-Heier, Director for the Division of Insurance, certify that, as required by AS 44.62.260 in order to make the attached page of regulations permanent, as of this date a legal opinion of the Department of Law has been requested under AS 44.62.060, a notice conforming to AS 44.62.200 was issued in compliance with AS 44.62.190, and an opportunity for public comment was provided under AS 44.62.210, for the following emergency regulation:
3 AAC 31.540 regarding covered conditions for Alaska's Comprehensive Health Insurance Association Reinsurance Program.
This regulation originally was filed as an emergency regulation on March 25, 2020.
In considering the public comments, the Division of Insurance paid special attention to the cost to private persons of the regulatory action being taken.
Date: 7/6/2020
/s/ ___________________________________
Anna Latham, Deputy Director
FILING CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor for the State of Alaska, certify that on July 21, 2020, at 1:53p.m., I filed the attached regulation according to the provisions of AS 44.62.
/s/___________________________________
Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer
Register: 235, October 2020.
FOR DELEGATION OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY
I, KEVIN MEYER, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, designate the following state employees to perform the Administrative Procedures Act filing functions of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor:
Josh Applebee, Chief of Staff
Kady Levale, Notary Administrator
April Simpson, Regulations and Initiatives Specialist
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have signed and affixed the Seal of the State of Alaska, in Juneau, on December 11th, 2018.
/s/___________________________________
KEVIN MEYER
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR