7 AAC 55.640. Eligible women

(a) The department will assist only those pregnant women who meet both the economic need criteria and the social need criteria described in this section.

(b) A pregnant woman meets the economic need criteria for assistance if she or her family is presently eligible for Adult Public Assistance, AFDC, Food Stamps, General Relief or Medicaid, and if her need was considered in finding her or her family eligible for assistance. A pregnant woman also meets the economic need criteria for assistance if she is currently a participant in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.

(1) is under 18 years of age;

(2) is the subject of a pending petition for adjudication of child in need of aid under AS 47.10.011 , or of delinquency under AS 47.12.020 and 47.12.040, or the subject of a comparable adjudication in another state;

(3) has a history of physically or sexually abusing a child or children;

(4) has been physically or sexually abused as a minor;

(5) has a history of running away from home;

(6) has a history of felony arrests or misdemeanor arrests; or

(7) has a history of alcohol or drug abuse; or

(8) has a history of truancy.

(d) A pregnant woman must apply to the division for a determination of her eligibility for services. The division will assist the woman in applying and will supply forms for the application. The division will determine, in its discretion, which services are available and appropriate for the woman, and whether money is available to provide those services.

(e) The department will cease to assist women 30 days after the woman ceases to be pregnant.

(f) A pregnant woman who is aggrieved by a decision of the division that she is not eligible for services may request a hearing, using the same procedures as those set out in 7 AAC 49, with the exception that "division" means the division of family and youth services rather than the division of public assistance.

History: Eff. 2/7/85, Register 93; am 1/14/2000, Register 153

Authority: AS 47.40.100

AS 47.40.120

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