Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A recipient is not qualified for a bonus
for any month in which the recipient
(1)
resides in a nursing home for one or more days, unless all the costs of care
for the recipient are paid entirely from private sources;
(2) is confined for 10 or more days in a
state or federal mental health facility or institution and is certified by the
state as unable to manage personal affairs;
(3) is confined for 10 or more days in a
penal or correctional facility or institution;
(4) fails to meet the eligibility
requirements of this chapter; or
(5) fails to meet the physical presence
requirements of this chapter.
(b) A recipient who has been absent from the
state for a continuous period that exceeds three years is permanently
disqualified from receiving bonuses.
(c) A period of absence will be deemed
continuous if the recipient does not return for 10 days or more of continuous
physical presence in Alaska during the period of absence.
(d) In determining whether an applicant meets
the limits imposed by
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AAC 40.045(a) (3) or a recipient
meets the limits imposed by (b) and (c) of this section, the administrator will
exclude that portion of absences that are for one or more of the following
reasons:
(1) United States military service,
if Alaska is the individual's declared home for military purposes;
(2) service in the United States
Congress;
(3) confinement in a
correctional institution by order of a court in Alaska;
(4) full-time enrollment in an accredited
post secondary educational institution for purposes of pursuing an associate,
baccalaureate, or graduate degree;
(5) full-time enrollment in a vocational or
professional training program;
(6)
employment by the State of Alaska or by an Alaska representative to
Congress;
(7) full-time volunteer
service under the Peace Corps Act; or
(8) medical treatment for the applicant or a
member of the applicant's immediate family if the treatment is advised by a
licensed health care provider and does not include a seasonal or permanent
change of residence.
(e)
Allowable absences for medical reasons will, in the administrator's discretion,
exclude periods of convalescence and periods between office visits or other
direct contact between patient and health care provider.
(g) The administrator will permanently
disqualify a recipient upon confirmation that the recipient
(1) knowingly made a false statement in
support of any entitlement to a bonus; or
(2) received or provided assistance in
claiming a bonus to which a recipient was not entitled.
Authority:AS
47.45.030
AS 47.45.040
AS 47.45.070
AS
47.45.100
