(a) A person who is 65 years of age or over who resides in the state for at least one year immediately preceding application for a longevity bonus under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 may apply to the commissioner of administration no later than December 31, 1996, for qualification to receive a monthly bonus of (1) […]
After qualification, monthly applications for bonuses may be made in person to any office of the Department of Health. Mailed monthly applications shall also be considered by the department. In-person or mailed applications shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall conform to the conditions as provided by regulation. The commissioner of […]
(a) After qualification, a recipient shall notify the commissioner of health when the recipient expects to be absent from the state if the absence is for a continuous period that exceeds 60 days. After that notification, the recipient may no longer receive bonuses from the Department of Health after the last regularly approved monthly application. […]
Disqualification under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 shall rest solely with the commissioner of health and shall be outlined in the regulations adopted under AS 47.45.100.
The Department of Health may arrange with the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) to hold a hearing upon the request of an applicant or recipient who has been disqualified. Before this hearing, the department shall, by certified mail, notify an applicant or recipient in plain and comprehensive language the exact reason for the disqualification. […]
Legal remedy from disqualification may be sought by an applicant or recipient in any court of competent jurisdiction in the state. The burden of proof shall rest solely upon the applicant or recipient and any costs related to a disqualification verdict determined against the applicant or recipient may be recoverable by the attorney general from […]
(a) An unqualified person is one who (1) does not meet the age or residence requirements as provided for under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160; (2) meets the age and residence requirements of AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 but either is confined in a state or federal mental health institution or facility and is certified by the […]
A recipient may not for any reason, receive an accrual of bonuses in excess of two monthly payments. Interest may not be paid on accrued bonuses. Upon the death of a recipient the commissioner of health shall pay to the beneficiary of the recipient any accrued bonuses not to exceed two monthly payments.
The commissioner of health shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160.
The commissioner of revenue is the treasurer of the system and has powers and duties for this purpose.
(a) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 are exempt from all state and political subdivision taxes except sales and use taxes. A bonus received under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 is not exempt from a federal tax requirement. (b) Bonuses received under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 are exempt from levy to enforce the collection of […]
(a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced solely because of the receipt of a bonus under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 by the individual or by a member of the individual’s household is eligible for assistance under the general relief assistance program in AS 47.25.120 – 47.25.300. Notwithstanding the limit in AS 47.25.130, […]
The commissioner of health shall establish procedures to stop a bonus when a recipient under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160 no longer qualifies. When a recipient dies or discontinues residency in the state the recipient’s qualification for a bonus shall stop at the time of the recipient’s last approved monthly application.
A person who wilfully or knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record required by AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both, […]
In AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160, (1) “bonus” means a monthly Alaska longevity bonus payment made to a person or the person’s beneficiary who qualifies under AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160; (2) “resident” or “resident of the state” means an individual who is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the state indefinitely […]
AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to AS 47.45.010 – 47.45.160.
