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AK Stat § 47.38.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 38. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Accountability|Article 2. Recidivism Reduction Program.|Sec. 47.38.100. Recidivism reduction program.

(a) The recidivism reduction program is established to promote the rehabilitation of persons on probation or parole or incarcerated for offenses and recently released from correctional facilities. (b) The commissioner, in cooperation with the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission established in AS 44.19.641, may provide for programs that have, as a primary focus, rehabilitation and reduction of recidivism for persons on probation or parole or incarcerated for offenses and recently released from correctional facilities. The commissioner may enter into contracts to provide for programs under this section. An eligible program under this section must accomplish at least one of the following objectives: (1) increasing access to evidence-based rehabilitation programs, including drug and alcohol treatment, mental health treatment, and cognitive behavioral programs; or (2) supporting offenders' transition and re-entry from correctional facilities to the community, including transitional housing services, employment services, vocational training, educational support, counseling, and medical care. (c) The commissioner and the commissioner of corrections shall prepare a joint annual report on the program provided under (a) of this section, and notify the legislature on or before January 15 of each year that the report is available. The report must include an analysis of the program's effects on recidivism for program participants. (d) In this section, “evidenced-based” means a program or practice that offers a high level of research on effectiveness.
AK Stat § 47.38.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 38. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Accountability|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.38.190. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter.
AK Stat § 47.38.199 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 38. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Accountability|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.38.199. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of health and social services; (2) “department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.
AK Stat § 47.40.011 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 1. Purchase of Services for Minors.|Sec. 47.40.011. Purchase of services.

(a) When the department purchases residential services for minors for whom the state has assumed responsibility under AS 47.10 or AS 47.12, the department shall (1) purchase the services only under grants to local governmental units or nonprofit corporations; (2) award grants for a specified number of beds as provided in AS 47.40.041. (b) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091, including regulations establishing the procedures to be followed in awarding grants, the types of services for which payment may be made, costs that may be paid with grant money, and the method of payment. (c) Services of jails and other penal institutions may not be included in services purchased by the state under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091.
AK Stat § 47.40.021 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 1. Purchase of Services for Minors.|Sec. 47.40.021. Licensing and supervision.

Facilities providing services that are purchased by the department under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091 shall, if required by the department, be licensed and supervised under AS 47.32.
AK Stat § 47.40.031 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 1. Purchase of Services for Minors.|Sec. 47.40.031. Required accounting procedures.

Facilities that solicit or receive grants from the department for the cost of services provided under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091 shall (1) meet accepted standards of fiscal accountability for public money and shall, upon request, submit to the department and to the division of legislative audit a complete financial statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant; (2) keep records of the expenditures for the services provided, using cost-accounting procedures in accordance with department regulations; (3) upon request, furnish the department and the division of legislative audit all fiscal information, books, records, and accounts pertaining to services paid for under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091.
AK Stat § 47.40.041 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 1. Purchase of Services for Minors.|Sec. 47.40.041. Grants.

(a) The department shall award grants in accordance with its regulations. The department may award grants for periods not to exceed three years. The department may adjust grant amounts annually, using a cost-of-living allowance formula adopted in its regulations. Grant awards are subject to legislative appropriation. If insufficient money is appropriated to fund all grants awarded, the department shall prorate grant amounts, reduce the number of beds contracted for, or otherwise adjust grants to the extent of the appropriated funds. (b) Notices published by the department concerning the opening of the application process for a grant award must specify the geographical area in which services are needed, the type of services, the number of beds anticipated to be needed, the maximum number of days of care, and any other requirements established by the department. Grants authorized under this section are exempt from AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). (c) Grants may not include payment for (1) costs, including salaries and fees, incurred in raising funds or lobbying; (2) costs of academic education that duplicate the public education system, except as provided for in regulations; (3) costs of religious training; and (4) costs that are funded by other government sources.
AK Stat § 47.40.091 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 1. Purchase of Services for Minors.|Sec. 47.40.091. Definitions.

In AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091, (1) “bed” means space in a facility that may be occupied by a minor for 365 days a year; (2) “department” means the Department of Health and Social Services; (3) “nonprofit corporation” means a corporation organized under AS 10.20; (4) “residential services” means 24-hour care and supervision of minors in residential child care facilities that are commonly known as group homes or institutions.
AK Stat § 47.40.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 2. Purchase of Services for Pregnant Women.|Sec. 47.40.100. Purchase of services for pregnant women.

The Department of Health and Social Services shall pay within appropriation the cost of prenatal services which are not available from an existing state or federal program other than medical services for a pregnant woman experiencing social and economic difficulties, including the costs of transportation to and from a maternity home or a foster home, counseling, adoption assistance, maternity home and foster home care, and parenting skills.
AK Stat § 47.40.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 2. Purchase of Services for Pregnant Women.|Sec. 47.40.110. Licensing and supervision.

A person providing services purchased by the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.40.100 - 47.40.120 shall, if required to be licensed under AS 47.32, be licensed and supervised in the same manner as foster homes and maternity homes under AS 47.32.
AK Stat § 47.40.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 40. Purchase of Services|Article 2. Purchase of Services for Pregnant Women.|Sec. 47.40.120. Regulations.

The Department of Health and Social Services shall adopt regulations to implement AS 47.40.100 - 47.40.120.
AK Stat § 47.45.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.010. Persons who may qualify for longevity bonus.

(a) A person who is 65 years of age or over who resides in the state for at least one year immediately preceding application for a longevity bonus under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 may apply to the commissioner of administration no later than December 31, 1996, for qualification to receive a monthly bonus of (1) $250, if the person's application was submitted before January 1, 1994; (2) $200, if the person's application was submitted on or after January 1, 1994, but before January 1, 1995; (3) $150, if the person's application was submitted on or after January 1, 1995, but before January 1, 1996; or (4) $100, if the person's application was submitted on or after January 1, 1996, but before January 1, 1997. (b) When the commissioner of health and social services determines that an applicant qualifies under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 the commissioner shall immediately begin payment of the bonus. (c) A person who otherwise qualifies to receive a bonus provided for in AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 may continue to do so only as long as that person continues to be a resident of the state. (d) [Repealed, § 62 ch 21 SLA 1991.]
AK Stat § 47.45.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.020. Continuous eligibility procedures.

After qualification, monthly applications for bonuses may be made in person to any office of the Department of Health and Social Services. Mailed monthly applications shall also be considered by the department. In-person or mailed applications shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall conform to the conditions as provided by regulation. The commissioner of health and social services may make exceptions for those residents who are isolated in rural areas and cannot mail a monthly application; however, they shall mail an application at least once every six months.
AK Stat § 47.45.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.030. Absence from the state.

(a) After qualification, a recipient shall notify the commissioner of health and social services when the recipient expects to be absent from the state if the absence is for a continuous period that exceeds 60 days. After that notification, the recipient may no longer receive bonuses from the Department of Health and Social Services after the last regularly approved monthly application. Upon returning to the state, the recipient may again make application for a bonus. Failure to notify the commissioner of an expected absence may be grounds for disqualification. (b) [Repealed, § 4 ch 78 SLA 2002.]  (c) A recipient who has been absent from the state for a continuous period that exceeds three years is permanently disqualified from receiving bonuses.
AK Stat § 47.45.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.040. Disqualification.

Disqualification under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 shall rest solely with the commissioner of health and social services and shall be outlined in the regulations adopted under AS 47.45.100.
AK Stat § 47.45.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.050. Department hearing.

The Department of Health and Social Services may arrange with the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) to hold a hearing upon the request of an applicant or recipient who has been disqualified. Before this hearing, the department shall, by certified mail, notify an applicant or recipient in plain and comprehensive language the exact reason for the disqualification. Form letters using only referral to state statutes or department regulations, or otherwise vague in detail, are not considered compliance by the department with this section.
AK Stat § 47.45.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.060. Legal remedy.

Legal remedy from disqualification may be sought by an applicant or recipient in any court of competent jurisdiction in the state. The burden of proof shall rest solely upon the applicant or recipient and any costs related to a disqualification verdict determined against the applicant or recipient may be recoverable by the attorney general from that person, or from any agency representing that person supported in whole, or in part, with state appropriations.
AK Stat § 47.45.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.070. Unqualified persons.

(a) An unqualified person is one who (1) does not meet the age or residence requirements as provided for under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160; (2) meets the age and residence requirements of AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 but either is confined in a state or federal mental health institution or facility and is certified by the state as unable to manage personal affairs, or resides in a nursing home as that term is defined in AS 08.70.180; however, if that person, at the time of commitment or commencement of residence, provided the principal support of a spouse, the commissioner of health and social services may determine to pay the confined person's bonus to the person's spouse until the spouse is qualified for a bonus; (3) is otherwise qualified but confined in a penal or correctional institution or facility; upon completion of sentence or upon the conferral of a pardon, parole, or probation, the person may make application; confinement outside the state shall be considered as residence in the state if a person was convicted and sentenced from a court in Alaska; revocation of parole or probation shall be cause for immediate disqualification until release from confinement is again effected; (4) is permanently disqualified under AS 47.45.030(c); (5) did not apply, under AS 47.45.010(a), before January 1, 1997, for qualification to receive a longevity bonus; (6) was found qualified to receive a longevity bonus and was subsequently permanently disqualified under former AS 47.45.030(b) or former AS 47.45.045. (b) Notwithstanding (a)(2) of this section, a person who meets the age and residence requirements of AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 qualifies for the bonus during any period of residence in a nursing home that does not exceed 90 consecutive days if the bonus is exempt from the determination of income eligibility under Supplemental Security Income in 42 U.S.C. 1382a (Sec. 1612(b)(2)(B), Social Security Act), as amended. (c) Notwithstanding (a)(2) of this section, a person who resides in a nursing home who meets the age and residence requirements of AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 qualifies for the bonus if the costs of care of the person at the nursing home are paid for entirely from private sources, veterans' benefits, or a combination of private sources and veterans' benefits.
AK Stat § 47.45.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.080. Accrual of bonuses.

A recipient may not for any reason, receive an accrual of bonuses in excess of two monthly payments. Interest may not be paid on accrued bonuses. Upon the death of a recipient the commissioner of health and social services shall pay to the beneficiary of the recipient any accrued bonuses not to exceed two monthly payments.
AK Stat § 47.45.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.100. Regulations.

The commissioner of health and social services shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160.
AK Stat § 47.45.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.110. Treasurer of system.

The commissioner of revenue is the treasurer of the system and has powers and duties for this purpose.
AK Stat § 47.45.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.120. Exemption from state and local taxation and from debt collection.

(a) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 are exempt from all state and political subdivision taxes except sales and use taxes. A bonus received under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 is not exempt from a federal tax requirement. (b) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 are exempt from levy to enforce the collection of a debt as provided in AS 09.38 (Alaska Exemptions Act).
AK Stat § 47.45.122 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.122. Eligibility for public assistance.

(a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced solely because of the receipt of a bonus under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 by the individual or by a member of the individual's household is eligible for assistance under the general relief assistance program in AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300. Notwithstanding the limit in AS 47.25.130, the individual is entitled to receive the same amount as the individual would have received under other public assistance programs had the individual not received a longevity bonus. (b) In this section “other public assistance” means (1) Supplemental Security Income under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385; (2) Medicaid under 42 U.S.C. 1396 - 1396p; and (3) Adult Public Assistance under AS 47.25.430 - 47.25.615.
AK Stat § 47.45.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.130. Death or cessation of residency.

The commissioner of health and social services shall establish procedures to stop a bonus when a recipient under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 no longer qualifies. When a recipient dies or discontinues residency in the state the recipient's qualification for a bonus shall stop at the time of the recipient's last approved monthly application.
AK Stat § 47.45.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.140. Penalty for false statements or records.

A person who wilfully or knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record required by AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both, forfeits all rights under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160, and shall make adequate restitution for any bonuses illegally received.
AK Stat § 47.45.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.150. Definitions.

In AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160, (1) “bonus” means a monthly Alaska longevity bonus payment made to a person or the person's beneficiary who qualifies under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160; (2) “resident” or “resident of the state” means an individual who is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the state indefinitely and to make a home in the state; a person demonstrates the requisite intent by maintaining a principal place of abode in the state for one year and by providing other proof of intent the commissioner may require by regulation, including proof that the person is not claiming residency outside the state or obtaining benefits under a claim of residency outside the state.
AK Stat § 47.45.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 1. Alaska Longevity Bonus.|Sec. 47.45.160. Administrative Procedure Act not applicable.

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160.
AK Stat § 47.45.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 45. Older Alaskans and Long-term Care Facility Residents|Article 2. Alaska Commission on Aging.|Sec. 47.45.200. Alaska Commission on Aging.

(a) The Alaska Commission on Aging is established in the Department of Health and Social Services. The members of the commission include (1) the commissioner of health and social services or the commissioner's designee; (2) the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development or the commissioner's designee; (3) a senior services provider, regardless of age, appointed by the governor; (4) the chair of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board under AS 44.29.500; and (5) seven persons selected on the basis of their knowledge and demonstrated interest in the concerns of older Alaskans, appointed by the governor in accordance with (b) of this section. (b) After requesting from senior citizens' organizations the names of persons who are qualified for and interested in serving on the commission, the governor shall appoint the members of the commission under (a)(5) of this section. Appointments shall be made by the governor to assure representation of low-income persons and minorities, and representation from rural and urban areas of the state, and to secure statewide geographical representation on the commission. At least six of the persons appointed by the governor shall be 60 years of age or older. At least two of these persons shall be 65 years of age or older. Each member appointed by the governor shall be a resident of the state. (c) The persons appointed under (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section serve overlapping four-year terms, and serve at the pleasure of the governor. A member may be reappointed, but a member appointed under (a)(3) or (a)(5) of this section may not serve more than two consecutive terms or eight consecutive years, whichever is longer. (d) If a person appointed under (a)(3) or (a)(5) of this section fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the commission, a majority of the members of the commission may request the governor to terminate the membership of the member and to fill the vacancy. (e) A vacancy in the membership of persons appointed under (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section shall be filled by appointment by the governor. The person appointed serves for the unexpired portion of the term.