HB 168: "An Act relating to receipt of income by an Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home resident."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 168 01 "An Act relating to receipt of income by an Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' 02 Home resident." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 47.55.020(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) Every person admitted to a home who receives income from any source in 06 excess of $150 [$100] a month shall be required by the department to pay the excess 07 to the department immediately upon receipt of the money in payment, or part payment, 08 of the cost of the person's care. However, the department may not require in any 09 month the payment of an amount greater than the monthly rate set under 10 AS 47.55.030(b) except to satisfy indebtedness incurred under AS 47.55.070. The 11 department may not evict a person from a home if the income and assets of the person 12 are insufficient to pay the monthly rate set under AS 47.55.030(b) and the person is 13 otherwise in compliance with requirements under this chapter. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 47.55.020(c) is amended to read:
01 (c) At the end of each month, the payments made under (b) of this section 02 shall be transmitted to the commissioner of revenue. The department may pay the sum 03 of $150 [$100] a month to a resident without money. 04 * Sec. 3. AS 47.55.020(d) is amended to read: 05 (d) Notwithstanding AS 47.55.070 and (b) of this section, a resident of a home 06 whose income, assets, and other resources are insufficient to pay the monthly rate set 07 under AS 47.55.030(b), and who does not have private insurance to cover the cost of 08 care, qualifies for payment assistance if the resident is otherwise in compliance with 09 requirements under this chapter. The amount of payment assistance equals the amount 10 needed, when added to other income and assets of the resident, to pay the monthly rate 11 set under AS 47.55.030(b). Payment assistance received by a home resident is a debt 12 to the state. In determining the amount of payment assistance for which a home 13 resident qualifies, the following income, assets, and other resources of the resident 14 shall be disregarded: 15 (1) income from any source in an amount up to $150 [$100] a month 16 as established by the department by regulation; 17 (2) the following assets received under 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1629g 18 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act): 19 (A) cash dividends and other income equal to at least $2,000 as 20 established by the department by regulation; 21 (B) stock; 22 (C) noncash dividends from stock; and 23 (D) land; 24 (3) a permanent fund dividend issued under AS 43.23; 25 (4) compensation to volunteers under the federal retired and senior 26 volunteers (42 U.S.C. 5001), foster grandparents (42 U.S.C. 5011), and senior 27 companion (42 U.S.C. 5013) programs made in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5044(f); 28 (5) federal World War II restitution payments made under 50 U.S.C. 29 App. 1989b-4 and c-5; 30 (6) payments under AS 18.67 (Violent Crimes Compensation Board); 31 (7) an amount, determined by the department by regulation, that is
01 sufficient for burial expenses of the resident, the resident's spouse, and dependents of 02 the resident; 03 (8) real property being used as the primary residence of the resident's 04 spouse or a dependent of the resident; 05 (9) other real or personal property equal to at least a total value of up 06 to $10,000 as established by the department by regulation.