7 AAC 47.400. Eligibility determination and placement

(a) Except for an emergency placement under 7 AAC 47.510, within 30 days after the department receives an identifiable application for assistance under this chapter, the department will forward a written eligibility decision to the applicant. The time period may be extended by agreement of the applicant and the department when a decision cannot be rendered because of a factor that is beyond the control of the applicant or the department.

(b) After consulting with an eligible individual, available family members, a court-appointed representative, or a representative appointed by the individual, the department will assist in selecting an appropriate assisted living home that has available space and that accepts placements under this chapter. An individual who has applied for residential supported living services under 7 AAC 43.1000 - 7 AAC 43.1110, may not be placed in an assisted living home under 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.525 until residential supportive living services have been authorized under 7 AAC 43.1000 - 7 AAC 43.1110, unless care cannot be provided in the individual's home, or in a nursing facility, acute care hospital, or other appropriate facility. The division of vocational rehabilitation, in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will be consulted on the placement of a vocational rehabilitation client.

(c) The department will at least semiannually review the individual's placement to determine whether the individual continues to need assisted living care and whether the particular assisted living home continues to meet the individual's needs.

History: Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; am 1/14/2000, Register 153; am 6/28/2002, Register 162; am 6/24/2004, Register 170

Authority: AS 47.05.010

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