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 100.072 - Retroactive Medicaid eligibility

(a) At the time of application or interview, an applicant may request Medicaid coverage for a maximum of three months immediately preceding the month of application if the applicant has unpaid medical expenses for dates of service any time during that three-month period.

(b) The department will inform the applicant about potential retroactive coverage under this section as part of the application and interview process.

(c) Eligibility must be determined separately for each retroactive month in which the applicant seeks coverage. The applicant need not be eligible for Medicaid in the month of application to be found eligible in any of the retroactive months. An application for retroactive Medicaid may be filed on behalf of an individual who is deceased at the time of application.

(d) The department will use the income and resource methodology of the eligibility category for which the applicant is applying to determine the following:

(e) Repealed 2/1/2024.

(f) Nothing in this section prevents the department from establishing eligibility retroactively following a disability determination, hearing under 7 AAC 49, or other department corrective action.