Section 7.45.510. Pregnant-woman coverage.

	(a)  As provided in this section, the department will, during the last 91 days of pregnancy, including the estimated day of delivery, pay ATAP benefits to a pregnant woman who has no other children receiving ATAP benefits.  
	(b)  The department will determine eligibility as if the child had been born, considering the income and resources of all individuals in the household who will be included in the economic unit and assistance unit when the child is born. If the department finds that eligibility exists for this assistance unit, it will determine the payment amount under 7 AAC 45.525 using only the pregnant woman's own countable income and applying the pregnant-woman need standard of 7 AAC 45.520(a)(4).  
	(c)  Repealed 10/1/97.  
	(d)  The department may require, as a condition of ATAP eligibility, a pregnant woman who is in her last 91 days of pregnancy or the unborn child's father to prepare a FSSP under AS 47.27.030 and 7 AAC 45.257, and participate in work activities under AS 47.27.035 and 7 AAC 45.260, unless the individual is exempt under those statutes and regulations.  
	(e)  If a pregnant woman is unmarried and living with a man who claims to be the father of the unborn child, the department will require, as a condition of ATAP eligibility, the unborn child's father to acknowledge paternity by signing a form provided by the department.  
	(f)  If a pregnant woman is married at the time of conception, the department will consider the spouse at the time of conception to be the unborn child's father unless  
		(1) paternity has been determined otherwise by a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized by law to determine parentage; or  
		(2) affidavits that meet the requirements of AS 18.50.160(d)(2) and (g) are submitted to the department.  

Authorities

47.05.010;47.27.005

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 45.335

Authority

AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005

History

Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173