Alaska Administrative Code

The state medical examiner will, in the state medical examiner's discretion, appoint a local, regional, or district medical examiner to perform a post-mortem examination, autopsy, or other service requested by the state medical examiner. Notes 7 AAC 35.210 Eff. 4/1/99, Register 1…

Immediately upon finding jewelry, money, papers, or other items of personal property with a decedent brought to the state medical examiner under AS 12.65, the state medical examiner or the state medical examiner's designee shall make a list of those items. Unless the item is held…

As used in 7 AAC 35.200 - 7 AAC 35.290 (1) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services; (2) "state medical examiner" means the state officer appointed by the commissioner of the department under AS 12.65.015. Notes 7 AAC 35.290 Eff. 4/1/99, Register 149 Author…

(a) A medicolegal death investigator shall perform, for the state medical examiner, a medicolegal death investigation of each death reported under AS 12.65.005. (b) The state medical examiner, after evaluating all available information gathered during the medicolegal death invest…

(a) Only the state medical examiner may assume jurisdiction after evaluating all the available information gathered during the medicolegal death investigation. (b) The state medical examiner, after evaluating all available information gathered during the medicolegal death investi…

(a) If the state medical examiner or the deputy medical examiner orders transportation of the remains of the deceased person under AS 12.65.020(a)(4), the department is responsible for transportation of the remains as described in AS 12.65.025. (b) The department will determine t…

(a) A medicolegal death investigator has the primary responsibility for gathering, safeguarding, and transferring personal property of the decedent. (b) Any item present at the scene and relevant to the medical death investigation must remain at the scene and must be made availab…

(a) The office will release the remains of a deceased person after it receives a signed Authorization for Release of Remains form, dated April 7, 2014, adopted by reference, completed by a person authorized under AS 13.75.020. (b) The state medical examiner may place a hold the r…

The remains of a deceased person may not be viewed while in the custody of the department as part of a medicolegal death investigation or under the jurisdiction of the state medical examiner as part of a medical death investigation. Notes 7 AAC 35.360 Eff. 8/20/2020,Register 235,…

In 7 AAC 35.310 - 7 AAC 35.390, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services; (2) "family" means persons authorized to control disposition of a deceased person's remains under AS 13.75.020; (3) "jurisdiction" means res…

The regulations of the Department of Health and Social Services must provide safeguards which restrict the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance to purposes directly connected with administration of the assistance programs.…

Information which must be safeguarded includes the following, whether recorded or not: (1) names and addresses, including lists, of applicants for and recipients of assistance; (2) information contained in applications, reports of investigations or medical examinations, correspon…

The use of all public assistance information and records, including all lists of names and addresses, will be limited to purposes directly connected with the administration of public assistance programs. These purposes include establishing eligibility, determining amounts of assi…

(a) The commissioner of health and social services has exclusive control and custody of all public assistance information. For purposes of facilitating administration of public assistance programs, the commissioner delegates authority to the eligibility staff of the department to…

(a) Public assistance information may not be released to federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, including district attorneys, U.S. marshals, or local police officers, without a court order, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of a public ass…

No person employed by the Department of Health and Social Services in any capacity may give testimony in court or in a hearing of any nature regarding any person, record, file, paper, or information connected with the administration of a public assistance program, except (1) for …

Notwithstanding 7 AAC 37.060, a department staff member may give testimony which is directly related to the operation of a public assistance program at a judicial or administrative hearing, including a hearing under 7 AAC 49 and a hearing in a prosecution for fraud involving a pu…

Information may be released to state and municipal officials in specific cases, if the information is necessary for a purpose directly connected with the administration of a public assistance program. This section authorizes furnishing lists of recipients, their addresses, and th…

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the division shall provide to an incumbent State of Alaska legislator financial information concerning an eligibility determination of a person applying for or receiving assistance under the Alaska temporary assistance program…

(a) District representatives or administrative staff members may furnish identifying information to a federal, state, municipal, or hospital official, or a mortician, if the individual applicant or recipient has given his permission for the release of such information. (b) It is …

Information of a statistical nature may be released for research purposes provided that such research will not result in the disclosure of the identity of the applicant or family. Notes 7 AAC 37.100 In effect before 7/28/59 Authority:AS 47.05.010 AS 47.05.020 AS 47.05.030 AS 47.0…

Names, either individually or in lists, shall not be furnished for use by community organizations or individuals for charitable purposes, such as distribution of Thanksgiving baskets or other contributions without the permission of the individuals concerned. Notes 7 AAC 37.110 In…

(a) Upon the written request of a public assistance client, the department will make the client's records available for inspection during normal business hours. (b) Upon the written request of a public assistance client, and payment of costs, subject to 7 C.F.R. 273.15(p), the de…

General information, not identified with any particular individuals, such as total expenditures made, number of recipients, and other statistical information, and social data contained in general studies, reports, or surveys of welfare problems does not fall within the class of m…

Notes 7 AAC 37.140 In effect before 7/28/59; am 8/15/82, Register 83; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 7 AAC 37.150 Repealed 3/23/78. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 7 AAC 37.160 Repealed 8/15/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 7 AAC 37.170 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

The department will appoint fee and part-time agents in various communities of the state, as the department determines necessary to fulfill its functions under this chapter and AS 47.05, AS 47.07, AS 47.08, and AS 47.25. Notes 7 AAC 37.180 In effect before 7/28/59; am 1/14/2000, …

Notes 7 AAC 37.190 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.200 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.210 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.220 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.230 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.240 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.250 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.260 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 37.270 In effect before 7/28/59; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

The purpose of 7 AAC 38 is to set out the effects of permanent fund dividends distributed under AS 43.23.005-43.23.095 on public assistance programs administered by the department. Notes 7 AAC 38.010 Eff. 7/23/82, Register 83 Authority:AS 43.23.075 AS 43.23.080 AS 43.23.085 AS 43…

Notwithstanding any other provision of 7 AAC, the department will not count a permanent fund dividend as income or a resource under any public assistance program in which eligibility is based on financial need unless it is required to do so by federal law or regulation. Notes 7 A…

(a) A person who is denied medical assistance under 7 AAC 43.010 - 7 AAC 43.985 is eligible to receive general relief medical assistance if the person is denied medical assistance under 7 AAC 43.010 - AAC 43.985 solely because a permanent fund dividend received by the person or a…

(a) The department will provide general relief assistance to a person who is eligible under 7 AAC 38.030 without a separate application for general relief assistance. (b) A person may apply for general relief assistance in accordance with 7 AAC 47.020 if the person does not recei…

(a) A person who is eligible under 7 AAC 38.030 may receive general relief assistance for a period not to exceed four months from the date that the person is denied assistance solely because a permanent fund dividend received by the person or a member of the person's household is…

If a person has received or is receiving general relief assistance under this chapter and establishes a new household, he may receive general relief assistance for the period set out in 7 AAC 38.050 regardless of the eligibility of other members of the new household. Notes 7 AAC …

(a) Each person who receives general relief assistance under this chapter shall make a monthly report on a form provided by the department concerning the financial status of himself and other members of his household. (b) The report must be received by the office of the division …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provision of general relief assistance is subject to all requirements of the program for which benefits are denied solely because a permanent fund dividend received by the person or a member of his household is counted as inco…

(a) A permanent fund dividend constitutes a prior resource for the purposes of the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program administered under AS 47.25.310 - 47.25.420 until October 31, 1982, if a person who is eligible to receive a permanent fund dividend fails to …