STATE OF ALASKA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division of Public Assistance

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #12

MANUAL: Work Services Procedure Manual

DATE: April 1, 2024

We have made made technical corrections and incorporated the changes outlined below:

If you have any questions, please contact the Work Services Policy team at WSTA@alaska.gov or the Policy & Program Development team at hss.dpa.policy@alaska.gov.

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

1003-3 A. 6 SUBSISTENCE

• Added a note describing communities in which subsistence is intended to be used as a work participation activity. 

1003-3 A. 12 SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL 

• Removed the reference to "six weeks or less" of treatment.

1005-3 A. SITE PLACEMENT SPECIFICS; SUBSISTENCE

•  Removed reference to subsistence under community work experience. 

1018-5 A. 1. CHANGE OF COMMUNITY

• Allowed the WSPWork Services Provider to change the CARCCase Assignment Record Control upon confirmation that the client has reported the change to DPADivision of Public Assistance. 

1018-6 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

• Deleted the Grievance procedure and reserved the section.