Title 47 — Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
34 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
AS 47.25.455 Interim assistance.
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(a) The department shall pay at least $280 a month to a person eligible for assistance under this chapter while the eligibility of the person for benefits under 42 U.S.C. 1381 — 1385 (Title XVI, Social Security Act, Supplemental Security Income Program) is being determined. Payme…
AS 47.25.460 Award, reduction, termination, and appeal.
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(a) Upon completion of the investigation, the department shall promptly decide whether the applicant is eligible for and should receive adult public assistance, the amount of it, the manner of paying it, and the date on which it starts. The department may make additional investig…
AS 47.25.470 Payment when recipient incapacitated.
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If a person receiving assistance is incapable of self-care or care of the funds granted under AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615, the department may direct the payment of the funds to the recipient's legally appointed guardian or to another person as designated by the department for the re…
AS 47.25.480 Cancellation or reduction of assistance. [Repealed, § 30 ch 138 SLA 1982.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.25.490 Imprisoned recipients.
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If a recipient is convicted of a crime or offense, and punished by imprisonment, payment may not be made during the period of imprisonment, and the department may, in its discretion, declare the assistance forfeited.
AS 47.25.500 Recovery of assistance improperly granted.
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(a) If the department has reasonable grounds for believing that assistance was improperly granted, it shall investigate and document the grounds in the case file, and, if it appears as a result of the investigation that assistance was improperly granted, it may, after providing a…
AS 47.25.510 Modification of assistance. [Repealed, § 30 ch 138 SLA 1982.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.25.515 Cancellation of disbursements.
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(a) Disbursements issued to a recipient of assistance under AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615 after the date of death of the recipient shall be canceled. (b) Assistance disbursements issued before the death of the recipient but not collected before death shall be canceled, unless claimed …
AS 47.25.520 Leaving the state.
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(a) A person receiving assistance who leaves the state may not receive assistance during the absence. (b) This section does not apply to a recipient who temporarily leaves the state for (1) medical treatment; (2) a vacation, business trip, or other absence of less than 30 days un…
AS 47.25.530 Reports by department.
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The department shall make reports in detail that are required of it by the governor or by the federal government or a federal agency.
AS 47.25.540 Annual reports. [Repealed, § 35 ch 126 SLA 1994.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.25.550 Alienation and attachment.
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Assistance granted under AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615 is inalienable by an assignment or transfer and is exempt from garnishment, levy, or execution as provided in AS 09.38 (exemptions).
AS 47.25.560 Secs. 47.25.560 , 47.25.570. Government's claim; security and lien. [Repealed, § 7 ch 234 SLA 1970.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.25.575 Property taken under eminent domain powers.
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If a recipient's property is taken for urban renewal or other public purposes and the recipient expresses an intent to purchase a personal dwelling, the proceeds that are paid the recipient as a result of the taking shall be paid by the taking authority into an escrow account und…
AS 47.25.580 Action against person liable for care of recipient.
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If during the continuance of assistance the department finds that a person liable for the support of the recipient of assistance is able to provide the necessary care and support of the recipient and the person liable for the care and support of the recipient fails or refuses to …
AS 47.25.590 Policy and purpose of AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615.
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(a) It is the policy of the state and the purpose of AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615 to cooperate and coordinate with the United States government and its agencies in providing for and administering the laws of the federal and state governments having for their purpose adult public assi…
AS 47.25.595 Transfer of funds.
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The department may enter into contracts or arrangements with any federal agency, department, or official under which funds made available to the federal agency, department, or official may be transferred to the department and spent in accordance with AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615.
AS 47.25.600 Obtaining assistance by fraud. [Repealed, § 42 ch 143 SLA 1982.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.25.610 Penalty for violations.
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A person who violates a provision of AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
AS 47.25.615 Definitions.
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In AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615, (1) “aged” means 65 or more years of age; (2) “assistance” means money payments to or medical care on behalf of, or any type of remedial care recognized by the department on behalf of, needy aged, blind, or disabled persons who are 18 or more years of…
AS 47.25.620 Secs. 47.25.620 — 47.25.970. Aid to the blind and permanently and totally disabled. [Repealed, § 30 ch 138 SLA 1982.]
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Article 4. Alaska Affordable Heating Program.
AS 47.25.621 Alaska affordable heating program.
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(a) The Alaska affordable heating program is established in the Department of Health to provide expanded eligibility for Alaska residents for home heating assistance, to the extent funds are available in the Alaska affordable heating fund. (b) The Alaska affordable heating progra…
AS 47.25.622 Duties.
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The Department of Health shall (1) administer the Alaska affordable heating program provided under AS 47.25.621; (2) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purpose of the program; (3) coordinate payments among other heating assistance pro…
AS 47.25.623 Eligibility; payment amount.
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(a) An individual is eligible for home heating assistance payments under the Alaska affordable heating program if the individual (1) is a resident of the state; (2) is physically present and resides in a home in the state when the home heating costs are incurred; (3) for assistan…
AS 47.25.624 Appeal rights.
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Except as provided in AS 47.25.626(e), an individual who receives a determination from the department that denies, limits, or modifies home heating payments under AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626, other than a determination based on insufficient funding of the program, may request a hear…
AS 47.25.625 Ability to recover or recoup improper home heating assistance payments.
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An individual is liable to the department for the value of assistance improperly paid under AS 47.25.623 if the improper payment was based on inaccurate or incomplete information provided by the individual. In a civil action brought by the state to recover from the individual the…
AS 47.25.626 Regional heating assistance program.
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Article 5. Food Stamp Program. (a) The Department of Health may develop a regional Alaska heating program for the administration of AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626 to provide home heating assistance in a uniform and cost-effective manner in a region of this state if an Alaska Native org…
AS 47.25.975 Food stamp program.
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(a) The department is authorized to implement the food stamp program. (b) Householders determined by the department to be eligible for assistance under the food stamp program may obtain food stamp allotments; however, under regulations adopted by the department, a householder may…
AS 47.25.980 Duties of department.
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(a) [See delayed amendment note.] The department shall (1) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the food stamp program; (2) cooperate with the federal government and do all things necessary to continue state eligibility under the food stamp program; (3) comply with the requir…
AS 47.25.983 Reporting change of status. [Repealed, § 42 ch 143 SLA 1982.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.25.985 Violations; penalty.
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(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person (1) knowingly acquires, possesses, uses, alters, or transfers food stamp allotments in violation of AS 47.25.975 — 47.25.980 or the regulations adopted under AS 47.25.980; (2) presents food stamp allotments or causes them to b…
AS 47.25.990 Definitions.
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In AS 47.25.975 — 47.25.985, (1) “department” means Department of Health; (2) “food” means any food or food product for human consumption except alcoholic beverages and tobacco and includes seeds and plants for use in gardens to produce food for the personal consumption of the el…