7 AAC 40.390 - Nursing home and hospital payments
(a) An eligible
applicant who is eligible for SSI and who is a patient in a nursing home or
hospital under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 may receive a monthly payment for
incidental personal needs from the Social Security Administration in accordance
with 20 C.F.R.
416.414. An additional payment will be made
under this chapter, if necessary, to provide a total of $75 per calendar month
for incidental personal needs.
(b)
An eligible applicant whose income exceeds SSI income standards who is a
patient in a nursing home or hospital under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 may retain
$75 per calendar month for incidental personal needs, in accordance with
7 AAC 140.575.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) in this section
apply in any month in which the applicant resides in a hospital or nursing home
continuously for the entire calendar month; provided, however, that an absence
for not more than 14 consecutive days which does not give rise to discharge and
readmission does not preclude continuous residency under this
subsection.
(d) For purposes of
this section "patient" does not include a recipient who is eligible for
payments under
7 AAC 40.385.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.25.430
AS 47.25.460
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