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(a) Every resident and recipient shall pay the appropriate monthly or daily rate if financially able to do so.
(b) A resident and a recipient who is not financially able to pay the appropriate rate shall apply to the department for payment assistance on a form supplied by the department. The department will determine the amount of assistance in accordance with 7 AAC 74.045.
(c) The department is not liable for the medical expenses of a resident or recipient and, except for the medication expenses described in 7 AAC 74.050(b) (2), is not responsible for the payment of those expenses.
(d) A person applying or receiving payment assistance as a resident or a recipient under AS 47.55 shall apply for the following state or federally sponsored programs that may reduce the amount of payment assistance under AS 47.55:
(1) Medicaid under 42 U.S.C. 1396b - 1396v (Title XIX of the Social Security Act);
(2) Medicare under 42 U.S.C. 1395 - 1395hhh (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act);
(3) Supplemental Security Income under 43 U.S.C. 1382 - 1383a (Title XVI of the Social Security Act);
(4) any program that the department identifies in writing to the person that may reduce the amount of payment assistance needed under AS 47.55; the department will make the identification authorized under this paragraph after a review of information available to the department.
(e) To meet the requirement of (d) of this section, the person shall complete any forms necessary to make application under the programs specified in (d)(1) - (4) of this section. If the person is unable to complete those forms, the department may designate staff to complete the forms on the person's behalf.
History: Eff. 8/1/2004, Register 171; am 12/31/2005, Register 176
Authority: AS 47.55.010
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