7 AAC 47.450. Payment by individual

(a) The total monthly countable income considered available to an individual under 7 AAC 47.365, plus APA benefits and the Alaska longevity bonus payment, if applicable, and any other financial assistance for which the individual may be eligible and which is not excluded under 7 AAC 47.345, will be applied first toward the personal-needs allowance required by (b) of this section, and then toward the cost of the individual's assisted living care.

(b) An individual may retain the following amount of the total monthly countable income as a personal-needs allowance, which may be used for clothing, unreimbursable medical expenses, and personal incidentals:

(1) $100 for an individual who is eligible for Medicaid or chronic and acute medical assistance coverage; and

(2) $150 for an individual who is not eligible for Medicaid or chronic and acute medical assistance coverage.

(c) The department will inform the individual and the assisted living home of the amount of the individual's share of the cost of care. The home shall collect the amount directly from the individual.

(d) An assisted living home may not request or accept from or on behalf of an individual who receives assistance under 7 AAC 47.300 - 7 AAC 47.525 any payment in excess of the amount specified in (c) of this section.

History: Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; am 8/12/82, Register 83; am 1/14/2000, Register 153; am 6/28/2002, Register 162

Authority: AS 47.05.010

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