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 100.066 - Residency and out-of-state placement

(a) If a Medicaid recipient is placed in an institution located in another state, the state of residence is determined according to 42 C.F.R. 435.403, revised as of October 1, 2005, and adopted by reference.

(b) If a recipient leaves an institution or foster care setting and also leaves the legal custody of this state, the state of residence is the state where the individual is physically located. If that recipient intends to return to the state but remains out of state temporarily for follow-up or transitional care called for in the recipient's treatment plan, that individual is considered only to be temporarily absent and remains a resident of this state.