1. (a) To request an extension of duration of care, additional benefits, assistance after discharge from a hospital, or additional transportation allowances, a fisherman must submit a petition to the department, for a determination from the council. If the petition is for

   1. (1) an extension of duration of care, the fisherman must comply with the requirements of 8 AAC 55.015(a);
   2. (2) additional benefits, the fisherman must comply with the requirements of 8 AAC 55.015(b);

   3. (3) assistance after discharge from the hospital, the fisherman must

      1. (A) submit the petition on the form prescribed by the department; and
      2. (B) include the dates during which hospitalization occurred;

   4. (4) for additional transportation allowances, the fisherman must

      1. (A) submit the petition on the form prescribed by the department;
      2. (B) verify that the additional transportation is only for the purpose of providing specialized medical skills that are unavailable at the nearest approved medical facility; and
      3. (C) include a written statement from the fisherman's treating physician, that sets out the specialized medical skill required for the petitioner and the nearest place where it is available.
2. (b) No later than 180 days after the department receives a petition that complies with (a) of this section, the council shall make a determination with respect to the petition. No later than 45 days after the council's determination, the administrator shall notify, in writing, each petitioner or other party of the council's determination.
3. (c) A petitioner shall promptly inform the administrator of any changes to the petitioner's address.
4. (d) To request reimbursement of a vessel owner protection and indemnity deductible payment, the vessel owner must file a petition on a Vessel Owner Request for P&I Deductible Reimbursement (Form 07-6178) not later than two years after the date a fisherman covered by the protection and indemnity policy sustains an injury.

(Eff. 7/13/2012, Register 203; am 8/23/2023, Register 247)

Authority: AS 23.35.040, AS 23.35.090, AS 23.35.140, AS 23.35.050, AS 23.35.100, AS 23.35.070, AS 23.35.130