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 47.510 - Emergency, temporary, or transitional placement

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 may admit an individual under an emergency
				  placement without an earlier eligibility determination under
				  7 AAC 47.400, if the department determines that the
				  individual is immediately subject to, or at risk of, abuse, neglect, or
				  exploitation, and has no immediately available residential care. For an
				  emergency placement under this subsection, the department will pay for no more
				  than 30 days of actual residence before the individual receives an eligibility
				  determination under
				  7 AAC 47.400, unless the department determines that
				  payment for additional days is necessary to protect the resident.
(b) A home with which the department has
				  entered into an assisted living home agreement for services may admit an
				  individual under a temporary placement if the department determines that a
				  resident needs to be placed in an assisted living home for a short time until
				  arrangements can be made for permanent placement elsewhere. For a temporary
				  placement under this subsection, the department will pay for no more than 31
				  days, unless the department determines that an extension is necessary after
				  consideration of any recommendation by the local community mental health
				  center. Any extension under this subsection will not exceed 90 days, unless the
				  department determines that additional days are necessary to protect the
				  resident.
(c) A home with which the
				  department has entered into an assisted living home agreement for services may
				  admit an individual under a transitional placement if the department determines
				  that a resident who is being placed in an assisted living home for the first
				  time or after an absence from the home of six months or more would benefit from
				  such placement. The department may approve transitional placement for a
				  resident who has been away less than six months if the resident is very
				  unstable and needs significantly more staff attention or services than other
				  residents in the home. For a transitional placement under this subsection, the
				  department will pay for no more than 31 days, unless the department determines
				  that an extension is necessary after consideration of any recommendation by the
				  local community mental health center. Any extension under this subsection will
				  not exceed 90 days, unless the department determines that payment for
				  additional days is necessary to protect the resident.
(d) At the time of an emergency, temporary,
				  or transitional placement under this section, or an extension of such a
				  placement, the department will provide written notice to the individual being
				  placed in an assisted living home that the resident must vacate the home after
				  the appropriate number of days allowed for that placement, unless the resident
				  has been determined to be eligible for placement under
				  7 AAC 47.400, or unless the department notifies the
				  resident of an extension. A copy of the notice will be provided to the home at
				  the time of placement. The home may choose to issue its own notice at the time
				  of placement, but is not required to do so.
Authority:
AS
						47.05.010
AS 47.25.120
AS 47.33.920