- (a) The Alaska senior benefits payment program is established in the Department of Health to provide cash benefits as far as practicable under appropriations provided by law.
- (b) The department shall administer the program and adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of the program.
- (c) If the department estimates that appropriations for the program are insufficient to meet the demands of the program in a fiscal year, the department may reduce or eliminate the cash benefit available to recipients.