Alaska HB22 amends the general relief and burial assistance program to ensure eligibility for those denied assistance due to permanent fund.

Alaska HB22 modifies the general relief and burial assistance program to ensure that individuals denied assistance due to permanent fund dividends, bonuses, or Medicaid ineligibility are eligible for state-funded medical assistance. The bill also allows the attorney general to recover amounts paid to improper recipients, with interest and costs. Additionally, it mandates the Department of Health to administer various state programs, including general relief and burial assistance, and grants the commissioner or their designee the authority to issue subpoenas for necessary records.

Alaska HB22 amends the general relief and burial assistance program to ensure eligibility for those denied assistance due to permanent fund.

Alaska HB22 modifies the general relief and burial assistance program to ensure that individuals denied assistance due to permanent fund dividends, bonuses, or Medicaid ineligibility are eligible for state-funded medical assistance. The bill also allows the attorney general to recover amounts paid to improper recipients, with interest and costs. Additionally, it mandates the Department of Health to administer various state programs, including general relief and burial assistance, and grants the commissioner or their designee the authority to issue subpoenas for necessary records.