STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Assistance
TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #52
MANUAL: Adult Public Assistance
DATE: December 1, 2017
We are making several changes to incorporate new policy, clarify existing policy, and align policies within our program policy manuals. Other changes are either technical in nature or clarifications that are the result of policy questions or suggestions from the field.
Highlights of these policy revision are described below. If you have any questions, contact the Policy and Program Development Team at dpapolicy@alaska.gov.
433-1 TRANSFER OF RESOURCES
Updated all examples within the chapter to reflect the new 2018 standards
433-2A ELIGIBILITY FOR CONDITIONAL BENEFITS
Updated the SSI payment standard to the new 2018 amount in order to accurately calculate if an applicant is eligible for conditional benefits
433-4 ABLE ACCOUNTS
Added a table showing the maximum yearly contribution
452-1 PAYMENT CALCULATIONS
Updated all examples within the chapter to reflect the new 2018 standards
452-2 BUDGETING EXCEPTIONS FOR SSI CASES
Updated all examples within the chapter to reflect the new 2018 standards
452-5 COMPUTATION OF BENEFITS
Updated all examples within the chapter to reflect the new 2018 standards
460-5 INCOME ALLOCATIONS
Updated all examples within the chapter to reflect the new 2018 standards
470-3A TEMPORARY ABSENCE
Changed Xerox to Conduent State Healthcare LLC. as the business name has changed
480-1A REVIEWS FOR NON-SSI RECIPIENTS
Added a note explaining that a review should be done when we receive a new GEN 50C or GEN 72 for other programs
Addendum 1 PROGRAM STANDARDS
Updated the program standards based on the 2018 COLA change