Section 47.25.300 - DefinitionsIn AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300,
(1) "assistance" means financial assistance to or on behalf of a needy person, including subsistence (food, shelter, fuel, clothing, and utilities) and transportation, medical needs (including, but not limited to, hospitalization, nursing, and convalescent care), burial, and other determined needs;(2) "department" means the Department of Health;(3) "needy person" means a needy resident of the state who is not eligible for aid from another public agency or department providing similar services in the state;(4) "public medical institution" means a public hospital or medical institution, except an institution for the treatment of tuberculosis or mental disease.Amended by AK 2022 Executive Order 121,sec. 134, eff. 7/1/2022.