Alaska Administrative Code

(a) To determine if an assistance unit is income eligible under this section, the department will first determine if an assistance unit's (1) resources are within the limits of 7 AAC 45.280; and (2) total nonexempt gross monthly income is equal to, or less than, the applicable 18…

(a) When calculating an assistance unit's total gross monthly income under 7 AAC 45.470(a), the department will disregard the earned income of a dependent child who is a full-time or part-time student. (b) In this section (1) "full-time student" means a dependent child who is reg…

(a) Except as provided in 7 AAC 45.495 and 7 AAC 45.500, in calculating an assistance unit's countable income under 7 AAC 45.470(b), the department will (1) deduct $90 from the total gross monthly earned income(A) of a stepparent who is not a member of the assistance unit, a disq…

(a) Except as provided in 7 AAC 45.495 and 7 AAC 45.500, in calculating an assistant unit's countable earned income under 7 AAC 45.470(b), the department will disregard, as a necessary cost of earning income, the anticipated cost for the care of a child or incapacitated parent th…

Notes 7 AAC 45.490 Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 7/1/97, Register 142 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 a…

(a) Unless the department has determined that the individual has good cause under 7 AAC 45.261, or unless the department exempts the individual from the work activities requirement under AS 47.27.035(b) or (c), the department will not allow the deductions under 7 AAC 45.480 or 7 …

(a) The department will not allow a deduction from earned income under 7 AAC 45.480(b) or 7 AAC 45.485, if a caretaker relative fails, without good cause, to make a timely report of earnings against which the deductions would otherwise be allowable. A denial of a deduction under …

(a) As provided in this section, the department will, during the last 91 days of pregnancy, including the estimated day of delivery, pay ATAP benefits to a pregnant woman who has no other children receiving ATAP benefits. (b) The department will determine eligibility as if the ch…

(a) If a child receives SSI benefits, the department will allow the caretaker relative to either exclude that child from the assistance unit or include that child in the assistance unit, and, except as specified in (b) of this section, shall disregard the income and resources of …

(a) The department will determine an assistance unit's income eligibility under 7 AAC 45.470, and will determine an assistance unit's payment amount under 7 AAC 45.525, by using the following standards: (1) adult-included standards, used when the assistance unit includes one care…

(a) ATAP benefits under this chapter are subject to the following maximum payment levels: (1) $821 for an assistance unit that includes one caretaker relative and a dependent child, plus $102 for each additional child and $102 for a second parent if the second parent is physicall…

(a) The department will determine the amount of an ATAP payment to an assistance unit in accordance with this section. (b) The following are subtracted from the need standard applicable to the assistance unit under 7 AAC 45.520: (1) the countable income of that assistance unit, a…

(a) The portion of the ATAP payment allocated as the standard shelter allowance under AS 47.27.025(d) is 30 percent of the assistance unit's need standard, as determined under 7 AAC 45.520. (b) An assistance unit that does not include a caretaker relative is not subject to a redu…

(a) To calculate the reduction for low shelter costs under 7 AAC 45.527, the department will establish an allowable shelter cost amount based on the monthly expenses incurred for the housing unit that is the assistance unit's home, as determined under 7 AAC 45.225. Allowable shel…

(a) If an applicant provides evidence that the assistance unit incurs a direct, itemized cost at least annually for the purchase of electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, coal, wood, or other fuel as the assistance unit's principal source of home heating ene…

(a) The allowable utility costs of an assistance unit that does not have the standard heating and utility allowance applied under 7 AAC 45.529 will be determined under this section, and are limited to (1) electricity; (2) basic, single-line telephone service; (3) water, including…

(a) The regional standard utility allowances applicable to an assistance unit under 7 AAC 45.529 or 7 AAC 45.530 shall be determined according to the physical location of the assistance unit's home within the utility regions identified in this section. (b) Each utility region inc…

Notes 7 AAC 45.535 Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/97, Register 143; repealed 10/1/2001, Register 159 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 …

(a) For the purposes of calculating the amount of the first ATAP payment, an approved applicant's eligibility for ATAP benefits begins (1) on the date that a district office of the division handling public assistance matters in the department receives the applicant's identifiable…

(a) Only the division of the department that is responsible for administering the ATAP program under this chapter may authorize payment of ATAP benefits. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section for cash assistance, and in 7 AAC 45.258(g) for PASS I child care assistance,…

Notes 7 AAC 45.550 Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; repealed 10/1/97, Register 143 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 …

(a) The department will add an adult or child to an existing assistance unit only upon a request of the caretaker relative. As soon as the caretaker relative demonstrates that the individual to be added meets all of the eligibility requirements of this chapter, the department wil…

(a) The department may conduct a special review of the eligibility of an assistance unit in the same manner as it would treat the eligibility of a new assistance unit. In conducting a special review, the department may (1) require an eligible signer to complete a new application …

(a) If a recipient receives an ATAP payment in a smaller amount than the recipient is actually entitled to receive, unless the underpayment is caused by the recipient's failure to report as required by 7 AAC 45.270, the department will promptly provide the recipient with a correc…

(a) Except as provided in (k) of this section, the department will pursue collection from a current recipient of ATAP benefits or a former recipient of ATAP or AFDC benefits who received an overpayment, regardless of the amount or cause of the overpayment, unless the overpayment …

(a) If an individual member of an assistance unit applying for or receiving ATAP benefits, including PASS I child care assistance, or having received AFDC benefits, is believed by the department to have committed an intentional program violation, as defined in (n) of this section…

If the department believes that an individual has committed an intentional program violation under 7 AAC 45.580, the department will refer the matter to the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) for scheduling of an administrative disqualification hearing under 7 AAC 4…

(a) An accused individual may request one hearing postponement of not more than 30 calendar days after the date of the first scheduled administrative disqualification hearing if the department and the office of administrative hearings receive the request for postponement not late…

(a) The department will make ATAP benefit payments through a protective payee whenever an applicant or a recipient (1) receives and keeps a child support payment notwithstanding the assignment, under AS 47.27.040 and 7 AAC 45.240, of the right to that payment; (2) fails to cooper…

(a) For the purposes of determining the number of months counted toward the 60-month limit on eligibility for ATAP benefits, under AS 47.27.015(a)(1) and 47.27.030(b), and the 24-month deadline for participating in work activities, under AS 47.27.030(b) and 47.27.035(a), a month …

(a) When implementing the provisions of AS 47.27.015(a)(1) regarding application of the 60-month time limit on assistance under ATAP, the department will extend the period of eligibility in accordance with the procedures and criteria in this section and will regularly review all …

Notes 7 AAC 45.900 Repealed 8/5/92. 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…

Notes 7 AAC 45.910 Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 10/1/97, Register 143; repealed 1/7/2005, Register 173 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior …

(a) All rights to child support that were assigned to the state as a condition of receiving AFDC benefits under former AS 47.25.301-47.25.420 and that were in effect on June 30, 1997 remain assigned to the state as a condition of receiving ATAP benefits or previously receiving AF…

To be a qualified entity for the purpose of administering the ATAP or a part of it, the entity must be included in the definition of "qualified entities" in AS 47.27.050, and must provide the service through individuals who have (1) advanced education in a field related to admini…

(a) If an adult applicant or a custodial parent or caretaker refuses or voluntarily terminates suitable employment, as defined in 7 AAC 45.990, without good cause, as described in 7 AAC 45.261, within 60 days before submitting an application for ATAP benefits, a rebuttable presum…

(a) The reductions in cash assistance due to noncompliance with program requirements, as set out in AS 47.27.085(a), apply to the failure to(1) comply with an FSSP, as required by AS 47.27.030; (2) participate in work activities, as required by AS 47.27.035; (3) cooperate with th…

(a) Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter, (1) "activity" means one or more "work activities," as that term is defined in AS 47.27.900; (2) "AFDC" means the Aid to Families with Dependent Children assistance program formerly administered by the department under …

The division administers the food stamp program in accordance with the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 - 2029) and federal regulations promulgated under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 - 2029). Federal food stamp program regulations, includ…

Notes 7 AAC 46.020 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

(a) The department will apply the following state options in administering the food stamp program. The department will, (1) under 7 C.F.R. 273.1(d), designate the head of household; (2) under 7 C.F.R. 273.2(e)(2)(i), conduct a telephone interview or home visit for those household…

Notes 7 AAC 46.030 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.040 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.050 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.060 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.070 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.080 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.090 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.100 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…

Notes 7 AAC 46.110 Repealed 12/26/86. 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 compa…