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Alaska Statutes Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions § 47.55.030. Rates; agreement to pay

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person eligible for admission under AS 47.55.020 may, on application, be admitted to the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the Alaska Veterans' Home upon the person's agreement to pay to the state the applicable amount specified in (f) of this section plus charges under (b) of this section. When this agreement is entered into, the department may require security for the payments.

(b) The department may charge a home resident reasonable fees to cover the cost of supplies, medication, equipment, and services provided to the home resident that are not included in the monthly or daily rates specified in (f) of this section.

(c) Repealed by SLA 2020, ch. 23, § 9.

(d) Repealed by SLA 2020, ch. 23, § 9.

(e) Repealed.

(f) Except as provided in (b) and (g) of this section, the department may charge a home resident a monthly or daily rate of not more than

(1) $2,976 a month for the provision of level I care;

(2) $5,396 a month for the provision of level II care;

(3) $7,814 a month for the provision of level III care;

(4) $9,333 a month for the provision of level IV care;

(5) a monthly rate the department considers sufficient to compensate the state for the cost of care and support of the home resident for the provision of level V care;

(6) $200 a day for services provided to a home resident who requires the provision of housing, meals, emergency assistance, medication administration, health-related services, recreation, and extensive assistance with activities of daily living for up to eight hours a day between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., including meals scheduled during the period the recipient is receiving the services;

(7) $322 a day for room and board provided in a home to a recipient who requires the provision of housing, meals, emergency assistance, medication administration, health-related services, recreation, and extensive assistance with activities of daily living for 24 hours a day for up to 14 consecutive days.

(g) Not later than 90 days after social security benefits are increased under 42 U.S.C. 415(i) (Social Security Act), the department shall adjust the monthly and daily rates in (f) of this section by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the cost-of-living adjustment provided for the social security benefits. The department may not make any other changes to the rates in (f) of this section.

(h) The department shall by regulation define and establish criteria for each level of care in (f)(1)--(5) of this section.

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