8 AAC 55.025 - Petitions
(a) To request an
extension of duration of care, additional benefits, assistance after discharge
from a hospital, or additional transportation allowances, a fisherman must
submit a petition to the department, for a determination from the council. If
the petition is for
(1) an extension of
duration of care, the fisherman must comply with the requirements of
8
AAC 55.015(a);
(2) additional benefits, the fisherman must
comply with the requirements of
8
AAC 55.015(b);
(3) assistance after discharge from the
hospital, the fisherman must
(A) submit the
petition on the form prescribed by the department; and
(B) include the dates during which
hospitalization occurred;
(4) for additional transportation allowances,
the fisherman must
(A) submit the petition on
the form prescribed by the department;
(B) verify that the additional transportation
is only for the purpose of providing specialized medical skills that are
unavailable at the nearest approved medical facility; and
(C) include a written statement from the
fisherman's treating physician, that sets out the specialized medical skill
required for the petitioner and the nearest place where it is
available.
(b)
No later than 180 days after the department receives a petition that complies
with (a) of this section, the council shall make a determination with respect
to the petition. No later than 45 days after the council's determination, the
administrator shall notify, in writing, each petitioner or other party of the
council's determination.
(c) A
petitioner shall promptly inform the administrator of any changes to the
petitioner's address.
(d) To request
reimbursement of a vessel owner protection and indemnity deductible payment,
the vessel owner must file a petition on a Vessel Owner Request for P&I
Deductible Reimbursement (Form 07-6178) not later than two years after the date
a fisherman covered by the protection and indemnity policy sustains an
injury.
Notes
Authority:AS 23.35.040
AS 23.35.050
AS 23.35.070
AS 23.35.090
AS 23.35.100
AS 23.35.130
AS 23.35.140
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