Alaska Statutes: AS 47.45.309. Definitions.

Alaska Statutes. Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions Chapter 45. Older Alaskans Section 309. Definitions.

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AS 47.45.309. Definitions.

In AS 47.45.301 - 47.45.309,

(1) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services;
(2) "eligible individual" means an individual who meets the requirements of AS 47.45.301 - 47.45.309 and regulations adopted under those statutes for eligibility for the program;
(3) "family member" means a person who is

(A) legally related to an eligible individual through marriage or guardianship; or

(B) an eligible individual's sibling, parent, grandparent, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin;
(4) "program" means the senior benefits payment program established in AS 47.45.301 - 47.45.309;
(5) "resident" has the meaning given in AS 47.25.430 (a).

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