Title 47, Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions

Disqualification under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160 shall rest solely with the commissioner of health and shall be outlined in the regulations adopted under AS 47.45.100.

[Repealed or reserved.]

The Department of Health may arrange with the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) to hold a hearing upon the request of an applicant or recipient who has been disqualified. Before this hearing, the department shall, by certified mail, notify an applicant or recipient…

Legal remedy from disqualification may be sought by an applicant or recipient in any court of competent jurisdiction in the state. The burden of proof shall rest solely upon the applicant or recipient and any costs related to a disqualification verdict determined against the appl…

(a) An unqualified person is one who (1) does not meet the age or residence requirements as provided for under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160; (2) meets the age and residence requirements of AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160 but either is confined in a state or federal mental health institution…

A recipient may not for any reason, receive an accrual of bonuses in excess of two monthly payments. Interest may not be paid on accrued bonuses. Upon the death of a recipient the commissioner of health shall pay to the beneficiary of the recipient any accrued bonuses not to exce…

[Repealed or reserved.]

The commissioner of health shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160.

The commissioner of revenue is the treasurer of the system and has powers and duties for this purpose.

(a) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160 are exempt from all state and political subdivision taxes except sales and use taxes. A bonus received under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160 is not exempt from a federal tax requirement. (b) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.…

(a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced solely because of the receipt of a bonus under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160 by the individual or by a member of the individual's household is eligible for assistance under the general relief assistance program in AS 47.25…

The commissioner of health shall establish procedures to stop a bonus when a recipient under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160 no longer qualifies. When a recipient dies or discontinues residency in the state the recipient's qualification for a bonus shall stop at the time of the recipien…

A person who wilfully or knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record required by AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more tha…

In AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160, (1) “bonus” means a monthly Alaska longevity bonus payment made to a person or the person's beneficiary who qualifies under AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160; (2) “resident” or “resident of the state” means an individual who is physically present in the state …

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to AS 47.45.010 — 47.45.160.

Article 2. Senior Benefits Payment Program.

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The Alaska senior benefits payment program is established in the Department of Health to provide cash benefits as far as practicable under appropriations provided by law. (b) The department shall administer the program and adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Proc…

(a) An individual is eligible for a cash assistance benefit under the program if the individual (1) is 65 years of age or older; (2) is a resident of the state; (3) is a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C. 1613 and 1641; (4) has a household income tha…

An eligible individual who leaves the state may not receive a cash benefit under AS 47.45.302 during the absence unless the individual's absence is temporary and is for one of the following reasons: (1) to receive medical treatment for the individual; (2) to accompany the individ…

An individual who receives a determination from the department that denies, limits, or modifies a cash benefit under AS 47.45.301 — 47.45.309, other than a determination under AS 47.45.301(c) to reduce or eliminate benefits, may request a hearing before the office of administrati…

An individual is liable to the department for the value of assistance or benefits improperly paid to the individual under AS 47.45.302 or former AS 47.45.310 or 47.45.320 if the improper payment was based on inaccurate or incomplete information provided by the individual. In a ci…

In AS 47.45.301 — 47.45.309, (1) “department” means the Department of Health; (2) “eligible individual” means an individual who meets the requirements of AS 47.45.301 — 47.45.309 and regulations adopted under those statutes for eligibility for the program; (3) “family member” mea…

Article 3. Long-term Care Allowance.

(a) The department shall exclude a personal needs allowance of $200 a month from the income calculation made for the reimbursed cost of long-term care facility services, including swing-bed facility services, paid by the department for a person who is a recipient of medical assis…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the state shall maintain and operate facilities known as the Alaska Pioneers' Home at Sitka, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Palmer, and other sites designated by the commissioner of family and community services. The …

(a) Every person residing in the state who is 60 years of age or older, has been a resident of the state continuously for more than one year immediately preceding application for admission, and is in need of residence at a home because of physical disability or other reason, is e…

(a) A person eligible for admission under AS 47.55.020 may, on application, be admitted to the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the Alaska Veterans' Home upon the person's agreement to pay to the state the applicable amount specified in (f) of this section plus charges under (b) of this …

An applicant for admission to the home who has been a resident of the state for 30 years and is otherwise qualified for admission under AS 47.55.020 may not be disqualified for admission because of absence from the state if the commissioner of family and community services determ…

A person regularly admitted into the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the Alaska Veterans' Home who is found to be insane may be transferred to an institution provided for the care and custody of insane persons for the state in the manner provided by law for the admission of other person…

The legislature shall, each session, appropriate the necessary funds for the maintenance of the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home to be expended by the department, and the department may receive funds, donations, and bequests from private individuals, societies,…

Unless otherwise provided by the donor, money bequeathed to the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the Alaska Veterans' Home constitutes a special trust fund. Unless otherwise provided by the donor, interest from the special trust fund is under the control and at the disposal of the depart…

The following expenses incurred for an Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home resident under this chapter and not recoverable from a collateral source are a debt of the resident to the state and may be recovered during the life of the resident: (1) costs of standard or nu…

If a beneficiary under this chapter dies leaving an estate in the state, the attorney general or the Department of Family and Community Services shall file with the executor or administrator, or with the probate court, the claim of the state against the estate, and the attorney g…

If a beneficiary under this chapter dies leaving property outside the state, the attorney general on direction of the governor shall take the steps with respect to the property that will protect and secure the rights of the state as a creditor.

Notwithstanding AS 47.55.080 and 47.55.090, upon the death of an Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home resident or of a recipient of day care or respite services, a state claim for unpaid debt owed to the home may be satisfied only out of the decedent's estate. The state…

A certificate by the attorney general to the effect that a decedent was a beneficiary under this chapter and that the state has a claim against the decedent's estate, is prima facie evidence of these facts in a proceeding in the courts of the state.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services; (2) “home” means (A) the Alaska Pioneers' Home; or (B) the Alaska Veterans' Home; (3) “physical disability or other reason” means inability of an indivi…

The legislature finds that there is a need for multipurpose senior centers in certain areas of the state to provide certain services for elderly persons, that this need can be at least partially met utilizing nonprofit corporations which would undertake the establishment of multi…

Private nonprofit corporations incorporated under state law may undertake or may be incorporated for the purpose of undertaking the development and operation of multipurpose senior centers.

A multipurpose senior center is a facility where persons 60 years of age or older are provided with services and activities suited to their particular needs. The services and activities may include, but are not limited to, health examinations, legal assistance, recreation program…

A nonprofit corporation that undertakes the development and operation of multipurpose senior centers may (1) operate in one or more municipality; (2) issue notes, bonds, or other obligations for the purpose of developing and operating multipurpose senior centers; (3) perform othe…

A nonprofit corporation may accept and use the assistance, cooperation, and contributions of private persons, charitable organizations, and public agencies for the purpose of establishing and operating a multipurpose senior center.

The Department of Health may lease property under its jurisdiction, suitable for use as a multipurpose senior center, to a nonprofit corporation that undertakes the development and operation of a multipurpose senior center.

The governing body of a municipality may give financial assistance to a nonprofit corporation that undertakes the development and operation of a multipurpose senior center.

A multipurpose senior center developed and operated by a nonprofit corporation under this chapter is not subject to real or personal property taxation by a municipality. The exemption granted under this section continues in force only while the multipurpose senior center is owned…