Alaska Statutes Title 47, Chapter 47.25, Article 02 - General Relief Assistance

• Sec. 47.25.120 Eligibility for Assistance.
  Financial assistance may be given under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300, so far as practicable under the conditions in this state, to a needy person...
• Sec. 47.25.130 Amount and Type of Assistance.
  (a) The amount of assistance for a needy person shall be determined by the department with regard to the resources and needs of the...
• Sec. 47.25.140 Residents of Public Institutions.
  (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...
• Sec. 47.25.150 Application for Assistance.
  A person requesting assistance shall apply for it, either personally or through another person, upon forms furnished and under regulations adopted by the department.
• Sec. 47.25.160 Investigation of Applicant.
  The department shall promptly investigate each applicant to determine the applicant's eligibility.
• Sec. 47.25.170 Granting of Assistance.
  Upon the completion of its investigation, the department shall decide whether the applicant is eligible for and should receive assistance promptly under AS 47.25.120...
• Sec. 47.25.180 Appeal.
  An applicant whose application is not acted upon or is denied, discontinued, or modified by the department shall be granted an opportunity for fair...
• Sec. 47.25.190 Payment to Guardians.
  When a guardian is appointed by the court for a person receiving assistance, the department may pay the assistance to the guardian.
• Sec. 47.25.195 Payment to Facilities for Treatment of Needy Persons.
  (a) The department may make payments to a health facility for the treatment of a needy person.(b) Except as provided in (e) of this...
• Sec. 47.25.200 Review of Eligibility.
  Assistance grants under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 shall be reviewed by the department as frequently as it considers necessary, and the amount of assistance...
• Sec. 47.25.205 Priority of General Relief Medical Assistance.
  If the department finds that the cost of medical assistance for all persons eligible under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 will exceed the amount allocated...
• Sec. 47.25.210 Alienation and Attachment.
  Assistance granted under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 is inalienable by assignment or transfer and is exempt from garnishment, levy, or execution as provided in...
• Sec. 47.25.220 State's Claim for Assistance.
  The total amount paid in assistance to a recipient constitutes a claim against the recipient and the recipient's estate. On the death of a...
• Sec. 47.25.230 Persons Liable for Support and Burial.
  Every needy person shall be supported while living and upon dying, shall be given a decent burial by the spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren,...
• Sec. 47.25.240 Action Against Person Liable for Care of Recipient.
  If, during the continuance of an allowance, the department ascertains that a person liable for the support of the recipient of assistance is able...
• Sec. 47.25.250 Temporary Relief.
  When a needy person is not entitled to assistance under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 and has no relatives in the state liable for support...
• Sec. 47.25.252 Discretionary Assistance.
  When a needy person is not entitled to assistance under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300, the needy person may receive assistance in the form and...
• Sec. 47.25.255 Catastrophic Illness. [Repealed, Sec. 2 Ch 107 Sla 1978. for Current Law, See As 47.08].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 47.25.260 Recovery and Disposition of Allowances Improperly Granted.
  If the department finds that a general relief allowance has been improperly granted, it shall investigate, and if it appears from the investigation that...
• Sec. 47.25.265 Cancellation of Disbursements.
  (a) Disbursements issued to a general relief assistance recipient after the date of death of the recipient shall be canceled. (b) General relief assistance...
• Sec. 47.25.270 Agreements With Federal Government.
  The department may enter into agreements, arrangements, or contracts with any federal agency, department, or official under which funds made available to the federal...
• Sec. 47.25.280 Obtaining Assistance by Fraud. [Repealed, Sec. 42 Ch 143 Sla 1982].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 47.25.290 Penalty for Violation.
  A person who violates a provision of AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine...
• Sec. 47.25.300 Definitions.
  In AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300,(1) "assistance" means financial assistance to or on behalf of a needy person, including subsistence (food, shelter, fuel, clothing, and...
• Sec. 47.25.301 - 47.25.420. Aid to Families With Dependent Children Act. [Repealed, Sec. 48, 49, 59 Ch 107 Sla 1996].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 47.25.421 - 47.25.429. Job Opportunity and Basic Skills Program. [Repealed, Sec. 49 Ch 107 Sla 1996].
  Repealed or Renumbered

Last modified: November 15, 2016