Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 7 - Medicaid Assistance Eligibility
Chapter 100 - Medicaid Eligibility
Article 1 - Common Medicaid Eligibility Requirements
7 AAC 100.014 - Interview required

(a) An applicant for Medicaid under one of the following eligibility categories must participate in at least one face-to-face interview with a caseworker or fee agent, unless waived by the department under (c) of this section:

(b) An applicant for Medicaid under 7 AAC 100.002(a) (4) - (8) or 7 AAC 100.002(c) (8) - (9) must participate in at least one face-to-face interview if the caseworker determines that an interview is the most appropriate way to secure the verification necessary to determine eligibility.

(c) The department will waive the interview or conduct a telephone interview if the department finds that a face-to-face interview under this section is not appropriate because of illness, distance, or another valid reason acceptable to the department. The reason an interview is not conducted will be documented in the record.

(d) An applicant filing a review application under 7 AAC 100.020 must participate in at least one face-to-face interview if the caseworker determines that an interview is the most appropriate way to secure the verification necessary to determine eligibility.

(e) A fee agent is responsible for conducting an interview with an applicant who lives in the fee agent's area, unless an applicant has arranged an interview directly with the department.