Alaska Statutes Title 47, Chapter 47.31 - Mental Health Treatment Assistance Program

• Sec. 47.31.005 Applicability.
  This chapter applies only to those patients who have received evaluation or treatment at an evaluation facility or a designated treatment facility that is...
• Sec. 47.31.010 Eligibility for Assistance.
  (a) The department shall provide financial assistance under this chapter to a patient who(1) does not have the available means to pay or substantially...
• Sec. 47.31.015 Application for Assistance.
  (a) To receive assistance under this chapter, a patient or a patient's legal representative must apply in writing on a form provided by the...
• Sec. 47.31.020 Decision on Eligibility.
  (a) Within 30 days after receiving a complete application, the department shall give notice in writing of an eligibility determination to the patient or...
• Sec. 47.31.025 Eligible Services; Rates.
  The department shall identify the type and level of services for which assistance is available under this chapter. An evaluation facility or a designated...
• Sec. 47.31.030 Payment.
  If the department determines that a patient is eligible for assistance under this chapter, the department shall provide for payment of assistance directly to...
• Sec. 47.31.032 Access to Records and Information by the Department.
  The department is authorized to review, obtain, and copy confidential and other records and information about the patients who were eligible for or were...
• Sec. 47.31.035 Appeals.
  (a) A patient or the patient's legal representative may appeal a denial of assistance by sending written notice of objection to the department within...
• Sec. 47.31.090 Regulations.
  The department shall, after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, adopt regulations to interpret or implement this chapter.
• Sec. 47.31.100 Definitions.
  In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of health and social services;(2) "department" means the Department of Health and...

Last modified: November 15, 2016