128-2 REPATRIATION PROGRAM
When a U.S. citizen has been abandoned, runs out of funds, commits minor offenses, or just becomes an embarrassing nuisance in a foreign country, the Department of State will arrange to have this person returned at federal expense to his/her home, or to another location where it is likely he/she will be cared for by friends or family.
When someone who is likely to need assistance upon arrival in the U.S. is returned, the Department of State notifies the statewide coordinator of the Repatriation program. In Alaska, the coordinator is the AFDC Program Officer. The coordinator arranges appropriate assistance.
In Alaska, DPA will provide a repatriate with all necessary cash and medical assistance, using General Relief or AFDC and Medicaid payment codes and issuance mechanisms. The AFDC Program Officer will notify the supervisor of the District office that services the destination of the repatriate, and will furnish exact instructions on how eligibility and benefit amounts are determined if the repatriate makes application.
Benefits are totally federally-funded and provided with no other limits or qualifying criteria than that the aid requested is reasonable, and that the repatriate signs a written agreement to repay all expenditures.
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