1. (a) Transitional Medicaid begins the first month after the month the department

   1. (1) terminates Family Medicaid eligibility; or

   2. (2) would have terminated Family Medicaid eligibility had

      1. (A) the household timely reported increased earnings as required under 7 AAC 100.900; and
      2. (B) the department acted within 10 days after receiving that report to provide timely notice of proposed agency action under 7 AAC 49.060.

2. (b) Eligibility for Transitional Medicaid continues for 12 months if the

   1. (1) household continues to reside in the state;
   2. (2) household continues to include a dependent child, as determined under 7 AAC 100.104(a)(1); and

   3. (3) caretaker relative continues to cooperate with

      1. (A) the department in recovery of third-party resources as required under 7 AAC 100.034; and
      2. (B) the child support services agency as required under 7 AAC 100.042.
3. (c) Only the caretaker relative may be ineligible for Medicaid benefits for failure to cooperate under (b)(3) of this section.

(Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183; am 10/1/2009, Register 191)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.020, AS 47.07.040