STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #61

MANUAL: Adult Public Assistance

DATE: April 1, 2021

We are making several changes to incorporate new policy, clarifying existing policy, and align policies within our 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 revisions are described below. If you have any questions, contact the Policy and Program Development Team at dpapolicy@alaska.gov.

410            Application Process

• Added information regarding application signature requirements

410-2(A)    What is An Acceptable Application Form?

• Clarified that a NFAPNative Family Assistance Program application can be used to recertify APAAdult Public Assistance and related Medicaid

410-2(D)    What is an Identifiable Application?

• Added a link to the application signature requirements, section 410

410-2(E)     Who can sign the Application?

• Added a link to the application signature requirements, section 410

410-5(E)      Withdrawing an Application

• Added a link to the application signature requirements, section 410

420-2(B)     Time Limit for Pursuit of SSISupplemental Security Income Benefits

• Updated section that applicants and recipients who are eligible for SSI must apply and be in pay status within 30 days of an APAAdult Public Assistance application

420-2(D)       Benefits to APAAdult Public Assistance recipients Pending an SSISupplemental Security Income Decision

• Updated section that an APAAdult Public Assistance recipient whose income or household type becomes eligible for SSISupplemental Security Income must apply for and be in pay status with SSISupplemental Security Income within 30 days of the change

432-1(F)     Dingell Act Lands

• Added new subsection regarding Dingell Act lands

433-4     ABLE Accounts

• Updated 2021 Max Allowable contribution for certain employed ABLE account holders

452-1     APA Payments

• Added examples for cases with earned income

460-3     SSISupplemental Security Income and APAAdult Public Assistance Deeming

• Revised section for clarity 

470-1     Ineligible Institutions

• Removed verbiage indicating applications for adults in DOCDepartment of Corrections or BOPFederal Bureau of Prisons custody will be processed by the Field Services Unit as this is no longer the case

480-1     Reviews

• Clarified a NFAPNative Family Assistance Program application can be used to recertify APAAdult Public Assistance and related Medicaid

• Added a link to application signature requirements, section 410