Alaska Administrative Code

(a) For an applicant to be eligible for assistance, the applicant's total monthly income, together with that of the applicant's spouse under 7 AAC 40.240, after all exclusions set out in 7 AAC 40.320 have been applied, may not exceed (1) $1,047 for an eligible individual living i…

(a) The following income is excluded in determining the total monthly income of an applicant, together with the applicant's spouse under 7 AAC 40.240: (1) cash or other property received from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of a resource; (2) the premium payment for supp…

(a) If an applicant lives with the applicant's spouse and the income of that spouse is considered available to the applicant under 7 AAC 40.240, the following income of the spouse is excluded in determining the total monthly income: (1) the amount of any financial assistance furn…

Notes 7 AAC 40.340 Repealed 4/6/91. 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 compare…

The following computations are made to determine total monthly income: (1) the monthly income available to the applicant is identified by source, type, and amount; (2) from the amounts identified are subtracted any amounts which are excluded under 7 AAC 40.320 or 7 AAC 40.330; (3…

(a) An applicant who is required to apply for SSI under 7 AAC 40.060 must comply with the Social Security Administration requirements at 20 C.F.R. 416.210 by applying for benefits for which he or she may be eligible. (b) An applicant who is not required to apply for SSI under 7 A…

(a) If an applicant satisfies all factors of eligibility of this chapter, the applicant is entitled to assistance under this chapter, except as provided in 7 AAC 40.390 and 7 AAC 40.395. (b) For individuals and for couples, the amount of assistance provided in any month is the di…

(a) An applicant who is eligible for interim assistance under 7 AAC 40.140 or 7 AAC 40.170 may receive interim assistance while the individual's eligibility for SSI is being determined by the Social Security Administration. Subject to (c) of this section, an applicant is eligible…

(a) Payment for assistance under this chapter to an eligible applicant who meets the eligibility requirements under this chapter, including, if applicable, eligibility for SSI benefits, on the date that a district office of the division receives the applicant's identifiable appli…

(a) When an application for assistance under this chapter is approved, the division will determine the amount of any retroactive assistance payable to the applicant under 7 AAC 40.380. In calculating retroactive assistance, the division will consider as income any SSI or other So…

(a) An eligible recipient who is a patient of a long-term care facility, psychiatric facility, or hospital under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160, or residing in an Alaska Pioneers' Home as described in 7 AAC 74.010, may remain eligible for assistance under this chapter for any of the first…

(a) An eligible applicant who is eligible for SSI and who is a patient in a nursing home or hospital under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 may receive a monthly payment for incidental personal needs from the Social Security Administration in accordance with 20 C.F.R. 416.414. An additional…

(a) An eligible applicant who is residing in an assisted living home shall receive a monthly payment of up to $100 for incidental personal needs, in the following amount: (1) if the applicant is eligible for SSI benefits, $100; (2) if the applicant is not eligible for SSI benefit…

(a) Except as provided in this section, payment is made to the applicant. If an applicant and the applicant's spouse are both eligible for assistance under this chapter, separate payments are provided for each person's needs. (b) The division may make payment to a third party whe…

(a) If an applicant appears to be eligible for assistance under both this chapter and AS 47.25.310 - 47.25.420 or successor program's statutes, the division will inform the applicant of each program. The applicant must choose the program in which to participate. If an applicant w…

(a) A blind or disabled applicant for SSI referred by the Social Security Administration to the division of vocational rehabilitation of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under 20 C.F.R. 416.212 is not eligible for assistance under this chapter if he or she refuse…

An applicant who is determined to be eligible for assistance under this chapter remains eligible until the division determines that eligibility no longer exists or until the recipient notifies the division that he no longer desires assistance. Notes 7 AAC 40.430 Eff. 5/12/82, Reg…

(a) From the date of application until an applicant is determined to be ineligible for assistance, the applicant or the person acting on his behalf under 7 AAC 40.040 must report any change in circumstances which may affect his eligibility or assistance payment within 10 days of …

(a) Upon receipt of information from any source that indicates that a change in circumstances affecting an applicant's eligibility or amount of assistance may have occurred, the division shall investigate and, if necessary, adjust the amount of assistance or suspend or terminate …

(a) If the division determines that an applicant who has been receiving assistance is ineligible for assistance and the cause of ineligibility appears to be temporary, it will suspend assistance for a period not to exceed three months. If, during the period of suspension, an appl…

If the Social Security Administration withholds part of an applicant's monthly Social Security or SSI benefits in order to recover an overpayment or to penalize a recipient for failing to report a change, assistance provided under this chapter will not be increased to compensate …

(a) The division may pursue repayment under this section from a current or former recipient of assistance under this chapter who received an overpayment. (b) For purposes of this section, an applicant who received interim assistance under 7 AAC 40.375 but was denied SSI eligibili…

(a) If the Social Security Administration issues special benefits in order to correct a previous underpayment, the amount of benefits does not constitute income for the purposes of this chapter. (b) If the division finds it has underpaid an applicant in an amount of $25 or more d…

In this chapter, (1) "applicant" means a person who applies for or who receives assistance under this chapter; (2) "central office" means the central administrative office of the division of public assistance; (3) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services; (…

(a) This chapter applies to the administration of the child care assistance program under AS 47.25.001-47.25.095 by the department, or by a designee described in 7 AAC 41.015. This chapter does not apply to (1) child care grant money administered under 7 AAC 39; or (2) child care…

The department has designated its child care assistance program as the Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) program, and has created three categories of assistance: (1) PASS I provides child care assistance as a self-sufficiency service under AS 47.27, 7 AAC 45, and this cha…

For purposes of this chapter, a family is (1) one parent, and that parent's children under 18 years of age, living together in a household; (2) two parents who are married to each other, and the children under 18 years of age of either parent or both parents, living together in a…

(a) The department may designate an entity or a municipal government to administer child care assistance program services within a specified geographic area for families and child care providers under this chapter. A municipality will be given preference over other organizations,…

(a) For purposes of calculating a family's program benefits under 7 AAC 41.345, the program rate for each category of care authorized for a child is established in the department's Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule, revised as of December 1, 2021, and adopted by referen…

(a) To promote access by families participating in the child care assistance program to the highest quality of child care, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the department will increase the program rate paid to a facility described in 7 AAC 41.200(a) (1) - (3), i…

(a) For a child whose authorized unit of care is for part or full month enrollment, child care costs are paid based on the program payment rate established in the department's Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 41.025, except that the depar…

(a) For a child whose authorized unit of care is part day or full day attendance, child care costs are paid based on the program payment rate established in the department's Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 41.025, and the child's actual …

(a) If the department determines that available appropriations are insufficient to provide full program benefits for participating families or to add new eligible families, the department may take one or more of the following actions: (1) terminate, or require a designee to termi…

A provider or family that is otherwise eligible for child care assistance payments or benefits under this chapter is prohibited from participating as a family or a provider in the program if (1) the owner of a child care business or a parent has been debarred or suspended in acco…

(a) A child care provider caring for an eligible child with special needs who is under 13 years of age may qualify for a supplemental program rate as determined by the department in accordance with the Alaska Inclusive Child Care Program under this section. The family determined …

(a) Unless a provider is precluded from participation under 7 AAC 41.055, the department will or a designee shall authorize a provider to participate in the child care assistance program under this chapter if the provider meets the applicable requirements of this chapter and has …

(a) A provider listed under 7 AAC 41.200 who wishes to participate in the child care assistance program under this chapter must submit an acceptable and complete application on a form prescribed by the department, participate in an in-person or telephonic interview, complete the …

(a) If the department or designee determines that the applicant meets the applicable requirements of this chapter, the department will or designee shall approve the provider to participate in the child care assistance program. The department will or designee shall provide written…

(a) An individual in a child care business may not abuse a child or engage in any exploitive or sexual act with a child, The department or designee may require an individual who is subject to a background review under this section to provide an evaluation from a probation officer…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(l) shall comply with the requirements of 7 AAC 57.400(a). A child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency.…

Except for a provider subject to 7 AAC 41.370, a participating provider (1) shall, within 10 business days after a change to information provided on the application, provide to the department or designee complete, accurate, and current information regarding any factor that would …

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet the ratio requirements of 7 AAC 57. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the ratio requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency. (b) A provider describe…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet the applicable requirements of 7 AAC 5.535. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable behavior guidance of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency. (b) A…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet the applicable health and safety requirements of 7 AAC 10.1000- AAC 10.1095 and 7 AAC 57. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable general health and safety requ…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(l) shall meet the applicable health and safety requirements of 7 AAC 10.1000 - 7 AAC 10.1095. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable environmental health and safety requirem…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet the applicable health and safety requirements of 7 AAC 10.1000 - 7 AAC 10.1095. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable life and fire safety requirements of the…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(l) shall meet the requirements of 7 AAC 10.1060(d) and (e) and 7 AAC 57. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable diapering requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or app…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(l) shall meet the requirements of 7 AAC 10.1075 and 7 AAC 57. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency regardi…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) shall meet die requirements of 7 AAC 57.350(e). A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency regarding certific…

(a) A licensed child care provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(l) shall meet the requirements of 7 AAC 10.1090. A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall meet the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency regarding the presen…