Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 4 - Children's Services and Juvenile Justice
Chapter 53 - Social Services
Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption and Subsidized Guardianship Payments
7 AAC 53.240 - Medical expenses of an adoptive or a guardianship child

(a) A Title IV-E adoption or guardianship subsidy includes Medicaid coverage.

(b) A state adoption subsidy may include Medicaid coverage, as described in 7 AAC 53.227(c).

(c) A state guardianship subsidy does not include Medicaid coverage.

(d) If the adoptive or guardianship family's health care insurance plan will cover the child for an additional fee, that cost will be considered in determining the amount of a subsidized adoption or guardianship payment, subject to the limit set by AS 25.23.210. If the child is also eligible for Medicaid, Medicaid coverage will be considered secondary to the family's insurance plan coverage.

(e) If a child is eligible for Medicaid, medical costs, services, and treatment available through Medicaid will not be considered by the department when determining the adoption or guardianship subsidy rate under 7 AAC 53.245.