Alaska Administrative Code

Notes 7 AAC 47.380 Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; am 6/18/82, Register 82; am 1/14/2000, Register 153; am 6/28/2002, Register 162; repealed 7/17/2024, Register 251, October 2024 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison …

A person described in 7 AAC 47.330 may apply for assistance under 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.535 on a form provided by the department. The department, or a responsible person acting on an applicant's behalf, may assist the applicant in completing the application. The application mus…

(a) Except for an emergency placement under 7 AAC 47.510, the department will forward a written eligibility decision to an applicant not more than 30 days after the department receives an identifiable application for assistance under this chapter. By agreement of the applicant an…

(a) An individual is entitled to a prompt hearing before a department representative, upon oral or written request directed to 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…

An individual who receives financial assistance under 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.535 must report any change in the individual's circumstances that could affect the individual's eligibility or the amount of the individual's assistance under this chapter to the department not later th…

(a) Upon receiving information as set out under 7 AAC 47.420 that indicates a change in an individual's situation that could affect the individual's eligibility or the amount of the individual's assistance under 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.535, the department will investigate the cir…

(a) An assisted living home must submit an application for an assisted living home agreement in a format provided by the department. (b) An assisted living home agreement for services between the department and an assisted living home must (1) include the appropriate minimum dail…

(a) The total monthly countable income considered available to an individual under 7 AAC 47.365 and any other financial assistance not excluded under 7 AAC 47.345 for which the individual may be eligible will be applied first toward the personal-needs allowance required by (b) of…

(a) For an individual who is placed in an assisted living home under 7 AAC 47.400, the department will pay the assisted living home the minimum daily reimbursement rate established by 7 AAC 47.470 or the augmented rate established by 7 AAC 47.471, multiplied by the number of days…

(a) If legislative appropriations are not adequate to meet the projected service needs for general relief assistance in a given fiscal year, the department will limit the number of individuals who will receive assistance to avoid suspending the program before the end of the fisca…

(a) The minimum daily reimbursement rate set out in this section is for each individual placed in an assisted living home under 7 AAC 47.400 and is to assist in payment for (1) housing and food service; and (2) the basic services described in 7 AAC 47.475. (b) Subject to (c) of t…

(a) The department may augment the minimum daily reimbursement rate set in 7 AAC 47.470 with an additional $22 a day for a resident if the resident(1) requires extensive assistance with four or more activities of daily living, as determined in a written physician's report complet…

Notes 7 AAC 47.472 Eff. 6/28/2002, Register 162; am 6/24/2004, Register 170; repealed 7/17/2024, Register 251, October 2024 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quart…

(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 47.535, AS 47.24, AS 47.33, and 7 AAC 75. Housing, food service, and other services must be provided in a way that promote…

Notes 7 AAC 47.480 Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; 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 …

(a) An assisted living home with which the department has entered into an assisted living home agreement for services under 7 AAC 47.440 shall immediately report the occurrence of an incident as set out in 7 AAC 75.340 to the department in a format provided by the department, or …

Notes 7 AAC 47.500 Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; am 1/14/2000, Register 153; repealed 6/28/2002, Register 162 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. Mo…

(a) An assisted living 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 determin…

Notes 7 AAC 47.520 Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; 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 …

The department may waive a requirement of 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.535 if necessary for the protection of an individual placed in an assisted living home under 7 AAC 47.400, as determined by the department's adult protective services under AS 47.24, unless the requirement is one i…

In 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.535, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "earned income" means wages other than compensation paid by an employer in exchange for service rendered; in the case of a self-employed person, "earned income" means gross earnings less the cost of doing …

Notes 7 AAC 47.545 Eff. 8/1/2007, Register 183; am 11/25/2007, Register 184; am 3/8/2012, Register 201; repealed 2/27/2016, Register 217, April 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent ve…

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 …

(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 appropriat…

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 applican…

(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…

(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…

(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 can…

(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 a…

(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 …

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…

(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 depart…

(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 res…

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 i…

(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…

(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) en…

Notes 7 AAC 47.575 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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)…

Notes 7 AAC 47.576 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.577 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.578 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.579 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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)…

Notes 7 AAC 47.580 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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)…

Notes 7 AAC 47.581 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 A…

Notes 7 AAC 47.582 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.583 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.584 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.585 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.586 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.587 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…

Notes 7 AAC 47.588 Eff. 6/18/2007, Register 183; repealed 8/1/2007, Register 183 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 eme…