Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance
Chapter 45 - Alaska Temporary Assistance Program
7 AAC 45.165 - New application

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 7 AAC 45.165

Current through February 27, 2024

(a) When first applying for ATAP benefits in this state, an applicant shall submit a new application even if the applicant is already a recipient of

(1) another assistance program in this state that uses the same application form; or

(2) an assistance program in another state.

(b) A new application for ATAP benefits is required

(1) when a recipient or former recipient is reapplying after a previous application was closed, denied, or withdrawn, or that individual's status as a recipient was terminated, unless that action was caused solely by administrative error or by factors totally beyond the control of the applicant;

(2) if the recipient's circumstances change to the extent that the department must make a redetermination of eligibility under 7 AAC 45.560;

(3) if there is a change in the caretaker relative with whom an ATAP eligible child is living; or

(4) if otherwise provided for in this chapter or AS 47.27.

(c) A new application for ATAP benefits is not required

(1) to reinstate the benefits of a recipient whose benefits were terminated if that recipient has made a timely request for a fair hearing, or if reinstatement is ordered by a hearing officer or the court;

(2) if an assistance unit, as described in 7 AAC 45.335, changes in status from adult-included to child-only under 7 AAC 45.520, or vice versa;

(3) if there is a change in a "payee" or an "in care of" address; or

(4) if the department suspends recipient status for one month.

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.27.005

AS 47.27.020

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