(a) The department shall provide financial assistance under this chapter to a patient who

1. (1) does not have the available means to pay or substantially contribute to the payment of charges assessed by a facility;
2. (2) has no other third party to pay for the evaluation or treatment provided under AS 47.30; and
3. (3) meets the criteria in this chapter.

(b) To be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a patient must have

1. (1) been admitted for inpatient evaluation or treatment at an evaluation facility or a designated treatment facility other than a state-operated hospital after either

   1. (A) an involuntary commitment under AS 47.30.700 — 47.30.915; or
   2. (B) a voluntary admission chosen by the patient after a determination by the patient's treating physician that the patient meets the involuntary commitment criteria in AS 47.30.700 — 47.30.915 and that involuntary commitment proceedings would be initiated if the patient did not choose to be admitted voluntarily; and
2. (2) a gross monthly household income that does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty guideline for this state for the calendar month in which service was provided.