7 AAC 47.160. Resources

(a) General Relief or General Relief Medical assistance may not be granted if the applicant, despite an excess of need over income, has a prior resource, as described in (b) of this section available to meet the specific need, or personal resources in excess of $500 as described in (c) of this section.

(b) Prior resources include

(1) coverage by Social Security, workers' compensation, or medical and hospital insurance;

(2) eligibility for assistance from categorical programs, such as Adult Public Assistance;

(3) qualification to receive other medical assistance or coverage, including assistance or coverage through the Veteran's Administration, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), United States Seaman's Act Program, Handicapped Children's Program, division of vocational rehabilitation, division of mental health and developmental disabilities, Medicaid, Medicare, or free health clinics;

(4) qualification to receive assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs general relief program;

(5) availability of cash, medical, or subsistence items and assistance from the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Lion's International, or other charitable organizations;

(6) payment for medical bills or medical insurance coverage available through a liable party, including payment for medical claims resulting from an accident; and

(7) payment for medical bills or medical insurance coverage available through an absent parent.

(1) liquid assets such as cash, savings, stocks, or bonds;

(2) any real or personal property with equity value, not including

(A) the home in which the applicant resides and the land on which it stands, unless the land has been surveyed for subdivision; if the land has been surveyed for subdivision, only the lot on which the house stands may be excluded;

(B) property actively marketed for sale at fair market value or less;

(D) property that is essential to employment;

(E) either an automobile or a motorcycle or, in an area where local transportation needs require an alternative, a boat, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or a combination of any two;

(F) the home of a nursing home resident to which the resident intends to return and the land on which it stands, unless the land has been surveyed for subdivision; if the land has been surveyed for subdivision, only the lot on which the house stands may be excluded;

(3) a limited entry fishing permit that was not used during the most recent season for reasons other than

(A) loss of essential fishing equipment before or during the most recent season;

(B) serious illness of the applicant or a household member for the period before and including the most recent season; and

(4) credit sufficient to directly or indirectly meet the specified need.

(d) For the purposes of determining eligibility for the general relief medical assistance, prior and personal resources as described in this section are considered available to the applicant as of the date

(1) emergency services were received, if an application for general relief medical assistance was submitted after emergency services were received;

(2) of application for general relief medical assistance, if the application was submitted before services were received.

History: Eff. 3/23/78, Register 65; am 8/1/86, Register 99; am 11/20/94, Register 132; am 8/8/97, Register 143

Authority: AS 47.05.010

AS 47.25.120

AS 47.25.130

AS 47.25.170

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