Sec. 47.55.100. Certificate as evidence.
A certificate by the attorney general to the effect that a decedent was a beneficiary under this chapter and that the state has a claim against the decedent’s estate, is prima facie evidence of these facts in a proceeding in the courts of the state.
Sec. 47.55.900. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services; (2) “home” means (A) the Alaska Pioneers’ Home; or (B) the Alaska Veterans’ Home; (3) “physical disability or other reason” means inability of an individual to maintain a household without regular assistance in shopping, housekeeping, meal preparation, […]
Sec. 47.55.020. Admission to home; payments; assistance.
(a) Every person residing in the state who is 60 years of age or older, has been a resident of the state continuously for more than one year immediately preceding application for admission, and is in need of residence at a home because of physical disability or other reason, is eligible for admission to the […]
Sec. 47.55.030. Rates; agreement to pay.
(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, […]
Sec. 47.55.035. Exception to admission criteria.
An applicant for admission to the home who has been a resident of the state for 30 years and is otherwise qualified for admission under AS 47.55.020 may not be disqualified for admission because of absence from the state if the commissioner of family and community services determines the absence was reasonable and admission is […]
Sec. 47.55.040. Transfer of mentally ill residents to an institution.
A person regularly admitted into the Alaska Pioneers’ Home or the Alaska Veterans’ Home who is found to be insane may be transferred to an institution provided for the care and custody of insane persons for the state in the manner provided by law for the admission of other persons to the institution.
Sec. 47.55.050. Maintenance funds.
The legislature shall, each session, appropriate the necessary funds for the maintenance of the Alaska Pioneers’ Home and the Alaska Veterans’ Home to be expended by the department, and the department may receive funds, donations, and bequests from private individuals, societies, or organizations, and funds from the federal government for the support and maintenance of […]
Sec. 47.55.060. Trust fund.
Unless otherwise provided by the donor, money bequeathed to the Alaska Pioneers’ Home or the Alaska Veterans’ Home constitutes a special trust fund. Unless otherwise provided by the donor, interest from the special trust fund is under the control and at the disposal of the department, and expenditure from it is limited to the benefit […]
Sec. 47.55.070. Indebtedness of home resident to state.
The following expenses incurred for an Alaska Pioneers’ Home or Alaska Veterans’ Home resident under this chapter and not recoverable from a collateral source are a debt of the resident to the state and may be recovered during the life of the resident: (1) costs of standard or nursing care provided in the home each […]
Sec. 47.55.080. Enforcement against estate.
If a beneficiary under this chapter dies leaving an estate in the state, the attorney general or the Department of Family and Community Services shall file with the executor or administrator, or with the probate court, the claim of the state against the estate, and the attorney general shall take the steps necessary to enforce […]