7 AAC 53.135 - Repayment of overpayments

(a) The department may pursue repayment under this section from a current or former foster parent who received an overpayment, regardless of whether the overpayment was the result of an administrative error or oversight by the department.

(b) To request repayment under this section, the department will send an overpayment notice to the current or former foster parent. In the overpayment notice, the department will

(1) identify the overpayment amount;

(2) provide the detail of the overpayment; and

(3) inform the foster parent of the right to request a review under 7 AAC 54.500 or an evidentiary hearing under 7 AAC 54.510 if the foster parent disagrees with the findings.

(c) A current or former foster parent may choose to repay the entire amount of an overpayment

(1) in a single payment;

(2) in monthly installment payments; or

(3) by offsetting future foster care payments.

(d) In this section, "overpayment" means a payment to a current or former foster parent to which the foster parent was not legally entitled.

Notes

7 AAC 53.135

Eff. 8/1/2015, Register 215, October 2015

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.14.010

AS 47.14.120

AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030