STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health

Division of Public Assistance 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:   2022-03

 

MANUAL:   Alaska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

 

DATE:   December 1, 2022

 

This year the Social Security Administration announced a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) increase effective January 2023, which increased the payee fee that can be excluded as unearned income.

 

This year the department went through a name change.  Department of Health and Social Services is now Department of Health.  We changed references throughout the manual from Department of Health and Social Services to Department of Health, including any email addresses and websites. 

 

Highlights of these and other policy revisions are described below. If you have any questions, please contact the Policy & Program Development team at hss.dpa.policy@alaska.gov.

 

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

 

Throughought the manual

 

 

MS 601-3(E)           Scheduling Interviews

 

 

MS 601-4(A)       Verification Requirements for Initial Applications

 

 

MS 601-5(B)       Benefit Start Date

 

 

MS 602-1(A)(5)       Excluded Household Members

 

 

MS 602-1(D)(5)       Non-Qualified Aliens

 

 

MS 602-1(D)(6)       Documentation of United States Citizenship and Eligible Alien Status

 

 

MS 602-3(B)       Unearned Income

 

 

MS 602-3(D)(18)       Volunteer Payments

 

 

MS 604-3(d)       Reporting and Acting on Changes During the Certification Period