1. (a) Except as provided in 7 AAC 45.495 and 7 AAC 45.500, in calculating an assistant unit's countable earned income under 7 AAC 45.470(b), the department will disregard, as a necessary cost of earning income, the anticipated cost for the care of a child or incapacitated parent that is expected to be paid by an individual whose needs are included in the ATAP eligibility determination and payment calculation, subject to the following limitations:

   1. (1) the department will disregard only the charges for an individual's anticipated hours of work plus reasonable direct commuting time, if the care provider charges by the hour; and

   2. (2) the department will disregard up to

      1. (A) $200 each month for each dependent child under the age of two whose needs are included in determining ATAP eligibility and payment;
      2. (B) $175 each month for each dependent child age two or older whose needs are included in determining ATAP eligibility and payment; and
      3. (C) $175 each month for an incapacitated parent whose needs are included in determining ATAP eligibility and payment.
2. (b) For the purposes of this section, "incapacitated parent" means a parent who is determined to be physically or mentally unable to perform gainful activity, as described in 7 AAC 45.235.

(Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.27.005