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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 2 - General Relief Assisted Living Home Care › 7 AAC 47.472 - Augmented rates; restricted

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for a
				  resident who also receives financial assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.471, or from another agency, organization, or
				  program for the cost of services provided in an assisted living home, the
				  department may augment the minimum daily reimbursement rate set in
				  7 AAC 47.470 for a resident of an assisted living home
				  who
(1) is receiving community support
				  services from the local community mental health center or another local service
				  provider;
(2) has a primary
				  diagnosis of severe and persistent mental illness; and
(3) qualifies for one or more of the
				  categories in (d) of this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 2 - General Relief Assisted Living Home Care › 7 AAC 47.475 - Services required to be provided by licensed assisted living homes

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensed
				  assisted living home must provide housing, food service, and all other services
				  that are required to meet the purposes of
				  7 AAC 47.300 -
				  7 AAC 47.525, AS 47.24, AS 47.33, and 7 AAC 75. Housing,
				  food service, and other services must be provided in a way that promotes each
				  resident's safety, welfare, and independence and that assures protection of
				  each resident's rights under
				  AS
				  47.33.300-47.33.360.
(b) In addition to the housing and food
				  service requirements of 7 AAC 75, the basic services required under this
				  section, depending on each resident's needs as described in the resident's
				  residential services contract executed under
				  AS
				  47.33.210 and assisted living plan prepared
				  under AS
				  47.33.220 and
				  47.33.230, include
(1) the general range of care described in
				  7 AAC 47.310;
(2) protective services;
(3) personal assistance;
(4) supportive services;
(5) assistance with the activities of daily
				  living and the instrumental activities of daily living as indicated in a
				  resident's assisted living plan;
(6) an organized program that encourages
				  participation in activities within the home and the community;
(7) general awareness of each resident's
				  general whereabouts, in the home and in the community;
(8) monitoring each resident's activities
				  while on the premises; and
(9)
				  arranging for or providing transportation to and from appointments if a
				  resident is unable to take public transportation, and arranging for or
				  providing an escort, if needed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 2 - General Relief Assisted Living Home Care › 7 AAC 47.490 - Absence or discharge

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A home with which the department has
				  entered into an assisted living home agreement for services under
				  7 AAC 47.440 shall immediately report to the department
				  the death or voluntary discharge of a resident who receives assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.300 -
				  7 AAC 47.525. A home shall give the department, and, as
				  required by
				  AS
				  47.33.360, shall give the resident 30 days'
				  advance written notice of an involuntary discharge by the home of a resident
				  who receives assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.300 -
				  7 AAC 47.525, unless the discharge is for medical
				  reasons or an emergency transfer out of the home is ordered by the resident's
				  physician. This notice is not required for a resident subject to placement
				  under 7 AAC 47.510 who was given notice
				  by the department under
				  7 AAC 47.510(d) at the time of
				  placement, although the home may choose to issue its own notice at the time of
				  placement.
(b) A home shall
				  immediately report to the department the absence of a resident who receives
				  assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.300 -
				  7 AAC 47.525, unless the absence is for social reasons
				  and will not exceed three days. No payment for assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.300 -
				  7 AAC 47.525 will be made by the department for a social
				  absence exceeding three days, unless it is previously approved in writing by
				  the department.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.25.170
AS 47.33.360
AS 47.33.920
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 2 - General Relief Assisted Living Home Care › 7 AAC 47.525 - Waiver of requirement of 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.510

Current through May 31, 2024
The department may waive a requirement of
					 7 AAC 47.300 -
					 7 AAC 47.510 if necessary for the protection of an
					 individual placed in an assisted living home under
					 7 AAC 47.400, unless the requirement is one imposed
					 under AS 47.05, AS 47.24, AS 47.25, AS 47.32, AS 47.33,
					 7 AAC 10.1000 -
					 7 AAC 10.1095, or 7 AAC 75, and the home has not been
					 granted a variance under
					 7 AAC 10.935,
					 7 AAC 10.9500 -
					 7 AAC 10.9535, or
					 7 AAC 75.405 -
					 7 AAC 75.415.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.05.340
AS 47.24.011
AS 47.24.017
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.32.010
AS
						47.32.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.547 - Eligible individuals

Current through May 31, 2024
An individual is eligible to receive assistance under
					 AS
					 47.45.301 -
					 47.45.309 and
					 7 AAC 47.547 -
					 7 AAC 47.599 if the individual
(1) is a resident of this state; in this
				  paragraph, "resident" has the meaning given in
				  AS
				  47.25.430(a);
(2) is 65 years of age or older;
(3) does not have income that exceeds the
				  limit for a cash assistance benefit permitted by
				  7 AAC 47.549;
(4) has not received a longevity bonus
				  payment under
				  AS
				  47.45.010-47.45.160 for the same period;
				  and
(5) meets the standards for not
				  being a resident of certain institutions as specified in
				  7 AAC 47.553.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.45.301
AS
						47.45.302
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.549 - Income limits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual is eligible for assistance
				  under AS
				  47.45.301-47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.547 -
				  7 AAC 47.599 if the individual or the individual's
				  household has a total annual gross income for the calendar year in which the
				  application is received that does not exceed the appropriate income levels in
				  AS
				  47.45.302(a)(4). In this
				  subsection, "individual's household" means the individual and the individual's
				  spouse if they are living together.
(b) In determining total annual gross income
				  under this section, the department will not
(1) include any payment received under AS
				  43.23 (permanent fund dividends) as income; or
(2) count income that is not legally
				  available to the individual to spend for the individual's basic
				  needs.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.551 - Income of spouse

Current through May 31, 2024
The income of a spouse who is living with the applicant is
					 considered available to the applicant to the extent to which income is
					 considered available to the individual under
					 7 AAC 47.549, except that the income must be legally
					 available to the applicant to spend for the applicant's basic
					 needs.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.45.301
AS
						47.45.302
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.553 - Institutional residency

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				  for assistance, an applicant may not be a resident of
(1) a public institution, unless the same
				  eligibility requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied;
(2) a nursing home,
				  unless the same eligibility requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied;
(3) a correctional
				  facility;
(4) an Alaska Pioneers'
				  Home or Alaska Veterans' Home, unless the same eligibility requirements as
				  those in 7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult
				  public assistance are satisfied; or
(5) a public or private institution for
				  mental disease, unless the same eligibility requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.555 - Application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual may apply for assistance
				  under AS
				  47.45.301-47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.545 -
				  7 AAC 47.599 by
(1)
				  submitting an application;
(2)
				  certifying on a form provided by the department to the accuracy and
				  truthfulness of information provided under (1) of this subsection;
				  and
(3) providing documentation
				  requested by the department to verify information provided under (1) of this
				  subsection.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.557 - Eligibility determination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Within 30 days
				  after the department receives an identifiable application for assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.555, the department will forward a written
				  eligibility decision to the applicant. The department will extend the time
				  period if the department determines that a decision cannot be rendered because
				  of a factor that is beyond the control of the individual or the
				  department.
(b) If the department
				  determines that an individual is eligible, the department will not make
				  payments for any period before the month that the identifiable application was
				  received by the department.
(c) If
				  the department finds that additional information or documentation is necessary
				  to make an eligibility determination, the department will request the
				  individual to submit it before the eligibility determination is made.
(d) For purposes of (a) and (b) of this
				  section, the department will only consider an application as an identifiable
				  application if the application satisfies the same requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 45.150 for purposes of the Alaska Temporary
				  Assistance Program.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.45.301
AS
						47.45.302
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.559 - Availability of hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual
				  is entitled to a prompt hearing before a department representative, upon oral
				  or written request directed to any employee of the division handling public
				  assistance matters for the department, if
(1)
				  the individual's application is not acted upon within 30 days after receipt by
				  the department;
(2) the
				  individual's application is denied; or
(3) the individual's assistance is reduced or
				  discontinued.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.561 - Report of change

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual must report to the
				  department certain changes in circumstances that could affect eligibility for
				  assistance under
				  AS
				  47.45.301 -
				  47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.547 -
				  7 AAC 47.599. A report of change must be made within 10
				  days after the event occurs, and may be made by a responsible person acting on
				  behalf of the individual.
(b)
				  Changes that must be reported under (a) of this section include
(1) a change in mailing or residence
				  address;
(2) the death of an
				  individual receiving assistance;
(3) an admission to or discharge from an
				  institution or a facility specified in
				  7 AAC 47.553(a);
(4) an absence from this state for 30
				  consecutive days or more; and
(5) a
				  change in income that would affect the amount of the cash benefit under
				  AS
				  47.45.302.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.563 - Review of eligibility

Current through May 31, 2024
Upon receiving information indicating a change in an
					 individual's situation that could affect eligibility for assistance under
					 AS
					 47.45.301 -
					 47.45.309 and
					 7 AAC 47.547 -
					 7 AAC 47.599, the department will investigate and, if
					 necessary, adjust, suspend, or terminate the assistance. The department may
					 require an individual to complete a review form annually, or more frequently if
					 circumstances warrant, on a form approved by the department, to determine if
					 the individual continues to be eligible to receive assistance under
					 AS
					 47.45.301 -
					 47.45.309 and
					 7 AAC 47.547 -
					 7 AAC 47.599.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.45.301
AS 47.45.302
AS
						47.45.304
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.565 - Continuation of eligibility

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To maintain
				  eligibility for assistance under
				  AS
				  47.45.301 -
				  47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.547 -
				  7 AAC 47.599, an individual who is absent from the state
				  for a reason set out in
				  AS
				  47.45.304(1) or (2), and who
				  is or expects to be absent for 30 days or more,
(1) must notify the department of the reason
				  for the extended absence;
(2) must
				  provide a written statement from a physician that the medical treatment
				  requires an absence from the state of 30 days or more;
(3) may not establish residency outside the
				  state; and
(4) must demonstrate to
				  the department's satisfaction that the individual intends to return to the
				  state once the medical treatment is completed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.567 - Ability to recover or recoup improper benefits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  may pursue repayment from a current or former recipient of assistance provided
				  under AS
				  47.45.301 -
				  47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.547 -
				  7 AAC 47.599, or former AS 47.45.310 and AS 47.45.320,
				  who received an overpayment.
(b) If
				  an overpayment occurred solely as the result of an administrative error or
				  oversight by the department, the department may request, but will not require,
				  repayment.
(c) If an overpayment
				  occurred because the recipient, or representative acting on the recipient's
				  behalf, provided inaccurate or incomplete information, the department may
				  require repayment.
(d) To request
				  or require repayment under (b) or (c) of this section, the department will send
				  an overpayment notice to the current or former recipient responsible for
				  repaying the overpayment. However, if the recipient has a representative acting
				  on the recipient's behalf, the department will send the notice to the
				  representative. In the overpayment notice, the department will
(1) identify the overpayment
				  amount;
(2) give the reason for the
				  overpayment; and
(3) specify
				  whether repayment is being requested or required; if repayment is required the
				  department will specify what further actions it will take if repayment is not
				  made.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.569 - Correction of underpayments

Current through May 31, 2024
If the department finds it has underpaid an applicant or
					 recipient for a month, it will issue a corrective payment. A corrective payment
					 will not be made if the underpayment resulted from the individual's failure,
					 without good cause, to report, or to accurately report, a change in
					 circumstances under
					 7 AAC 47.561 or
					 7 AAC 47.565.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.45.301
AS 47.45.302
AS
						47.45.304
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.570 - Adjustment of assistance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If
				  appropriations for assistance under
				  AS
				  47.45.301-47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.547 -
				  7 AAC 47.599 are insufficient to meet the demands for
				  that assistance in a fiscal year, the department will take the following
				  actions to reduce or eliminate the cash assistance benefit available to a
				  recipient for that fiscal year:
(1) the
				  department will first reduce in equal amounts the cash assistance benefit paid
				  to each individual whose household income is above 100 percent, but does not
				  exceed 175 percent, of the annual federal poverty line described in
				  AS
				  47.45.302(a)(4);
(2) if the department reduces the benefit
				  amount to $0 for individuals under (1) of this subsection and appropriations
				  are still insufficient, the department will next reduce in equal amounts the
				  benefit paid to each individual whose household income is above 75 percent, but
				  does not exceed 100 percent, of the annual federal poverty line described in
				  AS
				  47.45.302(a)(4);
(3) if the department reduces the benefit for
				  each individual in (1) and (2) of this subsection to $0 and appropriations are
				  still insufficient, the department will next reduce in equal amounts the
				  benefit paid to each individual whose household income does not exceed 75
				  percent of the annual federal poverty line described in
				  AS
				  47.45.302(a)(4).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.571 - Social security enumeration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for assistance under
				  AS
				  47.45.301 -
				  47.45.309 and
				  7 AAC 47.547 -
				  7 AAC 47.599 must
(1)
				  present to the department the applicant's actual social security card or a
				  photocopy of it;
(2) submit a
				  written statement giving the applicant's social security number;
(3) enter the applicant's social security
				  number on the application submitted under
				  7 AAC 47.555; or
(4) complete a United States Social Security
				  Administration form applying for a number, and comply with all United States
				  Social Security Administration requirements for completion of the
				  form.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.575 - Purpose (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.576 - Applicability (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.576 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.545.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.577 - Eligible individuals (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.577 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.547.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.578 - Income limits (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.578 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.549.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.579 - Resource limits (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.580 - Prescription drug benefit (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.581 - Income and resources of spouse (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.581 concerning income of a spouse was relocated
						to 7 AAC 47.551.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.582 - Noninstitutional residency (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.582 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.553.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.583 - Application (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.583 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.555.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.584 - Eligibility determination (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.584 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.557.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.585 - Availability of hearing (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.585 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.559.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.586 - Report of change (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.586 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.561.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.587 - Review of eligibility (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.587 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.563.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.588 - Continuation of benefits (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.588 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.565.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.589 - Ability to recover or recoup improper assistance benefits (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.589 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.567.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.590 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of
						7 AAC 47.590 was relocated to
						7 AAC 47.599.
Originally adopted as emergency regulations that took
						effect on 6/18/2007 (Register 183),
						7 AAC 48.575 -
						7 AAC 48.590 were repealed by emergency action on
						8/1/2007 in the same register (Register 183) and the repeal was made permanent.
						The text of those regulations did not appear in print in the Alaska
						Administrative Code.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 3 - Senior Benefits Program › 7 AAC 47.599 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In
					 7 AAC 47.547 -
					 7 AAC 47.599, unless the context requires
					 otherwise,
(1) "department" means the
				  Department of Health and Social Services;
(2) "gross income" means income before any
				  deduction;
(3) "living with" has
				  the meaning given in
				  7 AAC 40.240(c);
(4) "public institution" means a
				  governmentally owned establishment that furnishes food, shelter, and some
				  additional treatment or services to 16 or more persons; "public institution"
				  does not include the Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home;
(5) "spouse" has the meaning given in
				  7 AAC 40.240(b).
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.45.301
AS 47.45.302
AS
						47.45.309
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.800 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
The Alaska Senior Assistance Program (ASAP) is designed to
					 provide, in accordance with
					 AS
					 47.25.120-47.25.300 and
					 7 AAC 47.800 -
					 7 AAC 47.890 and subject to available funding, financial
					 assistance to eligible needy seniors in the amount not to exceed $120 per month
					 for the period of September 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS
						47.25.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.802 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
The provisions of
					 7 AAC 47.800 -
					 7 AAC 47.890 apply only for the period of September 1,
					 2003 through June 30, 2004.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.25.130
AS
						47.25.140
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.805 - Eligible individuals

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual is eligible to receive
				  assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.800 -
				  7 AAC 47.890 if the individual
(1) is a resident of this state; in this
				  paragraph, "resident" has the meaning given in
				  AS
				  47.25.430(a);
(2) is 65 years of age or older;
(3) does not have income that exceeds the
				  limit permitted by
				  7 AAC 47.810;
(4) does not have resources that exceed the
				  amount permitted by
				  7 AAC 47.815; and
(5) meets the standards for not being a
				  resident of certain institutions as specified in
				  7 AAC 47.822.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.810 - Income limits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual is eligible for assistance
				  under 7 AAC 47.800 -
				  7 AAC 47.890 if the individual has a total annual gross
				  income for the calendar year in which the application is received that does not
				  exceed the following amounts:
(1) for an
				  individual, $15,134;
(2) for an
				  individual and spouse who are living together, $20,439.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.815 - Resource limits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual is eligible for assistance
				  under 7 AAC 47.800 -
				  7 AAC 47.890 if the individual has total resources at
				  the time of application that do not exceed the following amounts:
(1) for an individual, $4,000;
(2) for an individual and spouse who are
				  living together, $6,000.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.820 - Income and resources of spousal responsibility

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The income and
				  resources of a spouse who is living with the applicant are considered available
				  to the applicant to the extent to which they are considered available to the
				  individual under
				  7 AAC 47.810 and
				  7 AAC 47.815, except the income must be legally
				  available to the applicant to spend for the applicant's basic needs.
(b) In this section,
(1) "living with" has the meaning given in
				  7 AAC 40.240(c);
(2) "spouse" has the meaning given in
				  7 AAC 40.240(b).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.822 - Non-institutional residency

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				  for assistance, an applicant may not be a resident of
(1) a public institution, unless the same
				  eligibility requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied;
(2) a nursing home,
				  unless the same eligibility requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied;
(3) a correctional
				  facility;
(4) an Alaska Pioneers'
				  Home, unless the same eligibility requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied; or
(5) a public or
				  private institution for mental disease, unless the same eligibility
				  requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 40.385 for purposes of adult public assistance are
				  satisfied.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.825 - Application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual may apply for assistance
				  under 7 AAC 47.800 - 7AAC 47.890 by
(1) applying on a form provided by the
				  department; the department may provide an abbreviated form to an individual who
				  is eligible under
				  7 AAC 47.805(b); and
(2) certifying on a form provided by the
				  department to the accuracy and truthfulness of information provided under (1)
				  of this subsection.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.830 - Eligibility determination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Within 30 days
				  after the department receives an identifiable application for assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.825, the department will forward a written
				  eligibility decision to the applicant. The department will extend the time
				  period if the department determines that a decision cannot be rendered because
				  of a factor that is beyond the control of the individual or the
				  department.
(b) If an individual is
				  determined eligible, the department will not make payments for any period
				  before the month that the identifiable application was received by the
				  department.
(c) If the department
				  finds that additional information or documentation is necessary to make an
				  eligibility determination, the department will request the individual to submit
				  it before the eligibility determination is made.
(d) For purposes of (a) and (b) of this
				  section, the department will only consider an application as an identifiable
				  application if the application satisfies the same requirements as those in
				  7 AAC 45.150 for purposes of the Alaska Temporary
				  Assistance Program.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.25.130
AS
						47.25.170
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.835 - Availability of hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual
				  is entitled to a prompt hearing before a department representative, upon oral
				  or written request directed to any division employee, if
(1) the individual's application is not acted
				  upon within 30 days after receipt by the department;
(2) the individual's application is modified
				  or denied; or
(3) the individual's
				  assistance is reduced or discontinued.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.840 - Report of change

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual must report to the
				  department certain changes in circumstances that could affect eligibility for
				  assistance under
				  7 AAC 47.800 -
				  7 AAC 47.890. A report of change must be made within 10
				  days after the event occurs, and may be made by a responsible person acting on
				  behalf of the individual.
(b)
				  Changes that must be reported under (a) of this section include any
(1) change in mailing or residence
				  address;
(2) death of an individual
				  receiving assistance; and
(3)
				  admission to or discharge from an institution or a facility specified in
				  7 AAC 47.822(a).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.845 - Review of eligibility

Current through May 31, 2024
Upon receiving information indicating a change in an
					 individual's situation that could affect eligibility for assistance under
					 7 AAC 47.800 -
					 7 AAC 47.890, the department will investigate and, if
					 necessary, adjust, suspend, or terminate the assistance.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.25.130
AS 47.25.160
AS
						47.25.200
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 47 - General Relief › Article 5 - Alaska Senior Assistance Program › 7 AAC 47.890 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In
					 7 AAC 47.800 -
					 7 AAC 47.890, unless the context requires
					 otherwise,
(1) "gross income" means
				  income before any deduction;
(2)
				  "Medicare" means the medical assistance program administered by the federal
				  government through private health insurance companies under
				  42 U.S.C.
				  1395 - l395ggg.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.25.130
AS
						47.25.160
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 48 - Catastrophic Illness and Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance › Article 1 - Catastrophic Illness › 7 AAC 48.005 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
The catastrophic illness program provides financial
					 assistance to cover the cost of unpaid medical bills that would otherwise
					 result in an economic catastrophe to a person who suffers an illness or injury
					 or his family. The catastrophic illness program is a last-resort payor,
					 providing coverage after all other third-party resources have been
					 exhausted.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 48 - Catastrophic Illness and Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance › Article 1 - Catastrophic Illness › 7 AAC 48.015 - Catastrophic illness committee

Current through May 31, 2024
Committee members are appointed for three-year terms with
					 staggered expiration dates. A person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the
					 remainder of the unexpired term.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS
						47.08.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 48 - Catastrophic Illness and Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance › Article 1 - Catastrophic Illness › 7 AAC 48.020 - Confidentiality

Current through May 31, 2024
The confidentiality provisions of
					 7 AAC 37.020 -
					 7 AAC 37.130 are adopted by reference and made
					 applicable to this chapter.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.05.020
AS
						47.05.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 48 - Catastrophic Illness and Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance › Article 1 - Catastrophic Illness › 7 AAC 48.030 - Applications for assistance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				  applying for financial assistance under this chapter must apply on a form
				  approved by the committee. The committee may deny an application for failure to
				  complete the application form or otherwise to provide information required by
				  the committee.
(b) Application
				  forms, along with the formula used to calculate the applicant's share,
				  described in
				  7 AAC 48.070, are available at local offices of the
				  division of public assistance, at hospitals in the state, and at the offices of
				  the division of medical assistance.
(c) Repealed 8/17/84.
(d) Repealed 8/17/84.
(e) Repealed 8/17/84.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS
						47.25.255
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 48 - Catastrophic Illness and Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance › Article 1 - Catastrophic Illness › 7 AAC 48.040 - Residence of applicant

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant must be a resident of the
				  state. A "resident" is a person who is living in the state voluntarily with the
				  intention of making the state the person's home and who is not living in the
				  state for a temporary purpose.
(b)
				  A person demonstrates the intent required by (a) of this section by
(1) maintaining a principal place of abode in
				  the state for at least 30 days; and
(2) providing other proof of intent, which at
				  the discretion of the committee may include
(A) evidence that the person is not claiming
				  residence outside the state or obtaining benefits under a claim of residence
				  outside the state;
(B) an Alaska
				  driver's license;
(C) an Alaska
				  vehicle registration;
(D) an Alaska
				  voter registration;
(E) a resident
				  fishing, hunting, or trapping license; and
(F) other evidence acceptable to the
				  committee.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 48 - Catastrophic Illness and Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance › Article 1 - Catastrophic Illness › 7 AAC 48.050 - Services excluded from coverage

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the services excluded under
					 AS
					 47.08.050, the following services and charges
					 are excluded from coverage under this chapter:
(1) drugs and medications sold
				  over-the-counter, whether or not prescribed by a licensed physician;
(2) private psychological or psychiatric
				  treatment and private alcoholism or drug treatment, unless treatment is not
				  available from a public agency or a program operated by a private organization
				  receiving funds from the state or federal government;
(3) experimental procedures and services that
				  are not in accordance with customary standards of medical practice or not
				  commonly used, including but not limited to acupuncture, unnecessary surgery,
				  heart transplants, and surgery correcting morbid obesity;
(4) medical services provided to persons in
				  custody of the Department of Corrections or juveniles in the custody of the
				  Department of Health and Social Services;
(5) Services provided by a skilled nursing
				  facility or intermediate care facility after the first 30 days of care;
				  and
(6) medical expenses of a
				  deceased person, unless legally responsible members of the applicant's family
				  will suffer a financial catastrophe.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS
						47.08.130