(a) Payment under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 may not be made to or on behalf of an individual who is a resident of a public institution, except as a patient in a public medical institution, or an individual who is a patient in a public or private institution for tuberculosis or mental disease. A resident of a public institution who is otherwise eligible to receive an allowance under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 may apply for the allowance instead of the support and maintenance provided in the public institution.
(b) In this section, “public institution” does not include the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the Alaska Veterans' Home.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
Article 2. General Relief Assistance.
Sec. 47.25.120. Eligibility for assistance.
Sec. 47.25.130. Amount and type of assistance.
Sec. 47.25.140. Residents of public institutions.
Sec. 47.25.150. Application for assistance.
Sec. 47.25.160. Investigation of applicant.
Sec. 47.25.170. Granting of assistance.
Sec. 47.25.190. Payment to guardians.
Sec. 47.25.195. Payment to facilities for treatment of needy persons.
Sec. 47.25.200. Review of eligibility.
Sec. 47.25.205. Priority of general relief medical assistance.
Sec. 47.25.210. Alienation and attachment.
Sec. 47.25.220. State's claim for assistance.
Sec. 47.25.230. Persons liable for support and burial.
Sec. 47.25.240. Action against person liable for care of recipient.
Sec. 47.25.250. Temporary relief.
Sec. 47.25.252. Discretionary assistance.
Sec. 47.25.260. Recovery and disposition of allowances improperly granted.
Sec. 47.25.265. Cancellation of disbursements.
Sec. 47.25.270. Agreements with federal government.