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<h1>State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January&nbsp;2010</h1>
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<h1>Alaska</h1>
<h2>State Supplementation</h2>
<h3>Mandatory State Supplementation</h3>
<p>No recipients.</p>
<h3>Optional State Supplementation</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Administration:</span> Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Assistance.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Effective date:</span> January&nbsp;1, 1974.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Statutory basis for payment:</span> Alaska Statutes 47.25.430-47.25.615.</p>
<h4>Funding</h4>
<p><span class="h5">Administration:</span> State funds.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Assistance:</span> State funds.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Passalong method:</span> Maintaining total expenditures.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Place of application:</span> Local offices of the state Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Assistance.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Scope of coverage:</span> Optional state supplement provided to all needy aged, blind, and disabled persons, including certain grandfathered persons who would receive <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payments except for their income level but excluding persons in the
Alaska Pioneer Homes, in any nonmedical public institution, or in public or private institutions for mental disorders. Children under age&nbsp;18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Resource limitations:</span> Federal <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> regulations apply.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Income exclusions:</span> Federal <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> regulations apply; in-kind income is also excluded.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Recoveries, liens, and assignments:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Financial responsibility of relatives:</span> Child for aged parent.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Interim assistance:</span> State participates.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Payment calculation method:</span> A standard applies that is established by the state for the total <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payment. The federal <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payment and any countable income are deducted from the state standard. The remainder is the state supplementation. For non-<abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients, any countable income is subtracted from the state standard.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Payment levels:</span> See Table&nbsp;1.</p>
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<caption><span class="tableNumber">Table&nbsp;1. </span>Optional state supplementation payment levels, January&nbsp;2010 (in dollars)</caption>
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<th class="stubHeading" rowspan="2" scope="colgroup">Living arrangement</th>
<th class="spanner" colspan="2" scope="colgroup">Combined federal and state</th>
<th class="spanner" colspan="2" scope="colgroup">State supplementation</th>
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<th scope="col">Individual</th>
<th scope="col">Couple</th>
<th scope="col">Individual</th>
<th scope="col">Couple</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Living independently</th>
<td>1,036.00</td>
<td>1,539.00</td>
<td>362.00</td>
<td>528.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Living independently with an ineligible spouse</th>
<td>1,195.00</td>
<td>. . .</td>
<td>521.00</td>
<td>. . .</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Living in the household of another</th>
<td>817.34</td>
<td>1,217.00</td>
<td>368.00</td>
<td>543.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Living in the household of another with an ineligible spouse</th>
<td>913.34</td>
<td>. . .</td>
<td>464.00</td>
<td>. . .</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Assisted living home</th>
<td>774.00</td>
<td>1,211.00</td>
<td>100.00</td>
<td>200.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Assisted living home with an ineligible spouse</th>
<td>774.00</td>
<td>. . .</td>
<td>100.00</td>
<td>. . .</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Medicaid facility</th>
<td>75.00</td>
<td>150.00</td>
<td>45.00</td>
<td>90.00</td>
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<td class="firstNote" colspan="5">SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Income Security Programs; state information.</td>
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<td class="note" colspan="5">NOTE: .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. = not applicable.</td>
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<td class="lastNote" colspan="5">DEFINITIONS:
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<dt>Living independently.</dt>
<dd>Includes eligible persons who:
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<li>Live alone in their own household, whether or not receiving <span class="nobr">in-kind</span> support and maintenance;</li>
<li>Live alone or with a minor child, spouse, or anyone whose income is deemed available to them;</li>
<li>Live in a household in which all members receive federal or state public assistance;</li>
<li>Live in the household of another and pay at least a prorated share of the household expenses; or</li>
<li>Live in the household of another where the eligible person or deemor has an ownership interest in the home or is liable to the landlord for any part of the rent.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt>Living in the household of another.</dt>
<dd>Includes eligible persons who reside in another's household for a full calendar month, except for temporary absences, and receive both food and shelter from that person.</dd>
<dt>Assisted living home.</dt>
<dd>Includes eligible persons who reside in an assisted living home for a full calendar month.</dd>
<dt>Medicaid facility.</dt>
<dd>Includes recipients who reside for a full calendar month in a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility that is certified and licensed by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to provide long-term care.</dd>
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<p><span class="h4">Number of recipients:</span> See Table&nbsp;2.</p>
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<caption><span class="tableNumber">Table&nbsp;2. </span>Number of persons receiving optional state supplementation, January&nbsp;2010</caption>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Living arrangement</th>
<th scope="col">Total</th>
<th scope="col">Aged</th>
<th scope="col">Blind</th>
<th scope="col">Disabled</th>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">All recipients</th>
<td>16,818</td>
<td>4,997</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>11,739</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Living independently</th>
<td>14,833</td>
<td>4,568</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>10,190</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Living in the household of another</th>
<td>733</td>
<td>135</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>598</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Assisted living home</th>
<td>1,172</td>
<td>276</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>889</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Medicaid facility</th>
<td>80</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>62</td>
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<td class="firstNote" colspan="5">SOURCE: State information.</td>
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<td class="lastNote" colspan="5">NOTE: Includes some non-<abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients who meet state eligibility criteria, but do not meet federal <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> eligibility guidelines.</td>
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<p><span class="h4">Total expenditures<sup><a href="#mn1" id="mt1">1</a></sup>:</span> The state reported expenditures of $53,949,347 for calendar year 2009 in state-administered payments to <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients.</p>
<h2>State Assistance for Special Needs</h2>
<p>State does not provide assistance for special needs.</p>
<h2>Medicaid</h2>
<h3>Eligibility</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Criteria:</span> <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> program guidelines (Title&nbsp;<abbr title="sixteen">XVI</abbr>).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Determined by:</span> State.</p>
<h3>Medically Needy Program</h3>
<p>State does not provide a program for the medically needy.</p>
<h3>Unpaid Medical Expenses</h3>
<p>The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.</p>
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<h2>Note</h2>
<p>&ensp;<sup><a href="#mt1" id="mn1">1</a></sup> Includes payments made to some non-<abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients who meet state eligibility criteria, but do not meet federal <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> eligibility guidelines.</p>
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