7 AAC 45.220 - State residency
(a) An applicant must be a resident of the
state to be eligible for ATAP benefits.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, in this
section "resident of the state" means an individual physically present in the
state and living in the state voluntarily with the intention of making a home
in the state. The department will consider a child who is present in the state
to be a resident of the state if the child is living in the state with a
caretaker relative who is also a resident under this section.
(c) The department will consider an
individual, such as a migrant worker, who may plan to leave the state after a
short period of time, to be a resident if that individual
(1) lives in the state on the date of
application;
(2) is not receiving
public assistance from another state; and
(3) entered the state with employment, or the
intent to find employment, regardless of whether the individual is actually
employed at the time of application.
(d) The department may consider an applicant
who has recently arrived in the state and who is receiving assistance from
another state to meet the residency requirement of this section; however, the
department will not pay ATAP benefits until eligibility in the other state is
terminated.
(e) Once an applicant
or recipient has satisfied the residency requirement of this section, the
applicant or recipient is considered a resident of the state until the
applicant or recipient abandons residency. An applicant or recipient who is
temporarily absent from the state for no more than two months is not considered
to have abandoned residency if the absence
(1)
is for a specific purpose;
(2) does
not involve an intent to change residence; and
(3) includes a plan to return to the state at
a future date.
(f) An
applicant or recipient who is absent from the state for a period longer than
two months will not be considered to have abandoned residency if the absence
does not involve an intent to change residence, includes a plan to return to
the state at a future date, is approved in advance by the department, and is
for one of the following purposes:
(1)
obtaining essential medical care not available in the state;
(2) participation in an activity, treatment,
training, or educational activity approved by the department.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.27.005
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