7 AAC 40.110 - Citizenship and residency
(a) To be eligible
for assistance, an applicant, in addition to being a resident of the state, as
required by
AS
47.25.430(a), must be a
citizen of the United States or a qualified alien, as described in
AS
47.25.430(f).
(b) Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this
section, an individual who leaves the state is not eligible for assistance
during that individual's absence, unless the absence is temporary. A temporary
absence is an absence of less than 30 days.
(c) An individual who is absent from the
state for 30 days or more is not eligible for assistance unless the individual
leaves this state to
(1) obtain prescribed
medical treatment that is not available in this state and
(A) does not establish residency outside this
state; and
(B) intends to return to
this state once the prescribed medical treatment is completed;
(2) attend postsecondary education
and
(A) notifies the division of the intended
absence before leaving this state;
(B) does not establish residency outside this
state; and
(C) intends to return to
this state once the postsecondary education is completed; or
(3) obtain vocational,
professional, or other special education lasting more than 90 days if a
comparable program is not reasonably available in this state and
(A) notifies the division of the intended
absence before leaving this state;
(B) does not establish residency outside this
state; and
(C) intends to return to
this state once the vocational, professional, or other special education is
completed.
(d) The division may allow an absence of 30
days or more if an individual is prevented from returning to this state within
30 days because of the individual's illness or the illness of the individual's
parent, spouse, sibling, or child and the individual
(1) notifies the division of the reason for
the extended absence;
(2) provides
a corroborating statement from a physician;
(3) does not establish residency outside this
state; and
(4) intends to return to
this state once the reason for the extended absence allowed under this
subsection ends.
(e) An
individual is no longer eligible for assistance under (c) or (d) of this
section if the individual fails to return to this state within 30 days after
the reason for the extended absence ends. In this situation, ineligibility
begins with the calendar month following the calendar month an individual fails
to return to this state by the time established under this section.
(f) In this section "resident" has the
meaning given that term in
AS
47.25.430(a).
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.25.430
AS 47.25.520
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