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(1) when a recipient or former recipient is reapplying after a previous application was closed, denied, or withdrawn, or that individual’s status as a recipient was terminated, unless that action was caused solely by administrative error or by factors totally beyond the control of the applicant;

(2) if the recipient’s circumstances change to the extent that the department must make a redetermination of eligibility under 7 AAC 45.560;

(3) if there is a change in the caretaker relative with whom an ATAP eligible child is living; or

(4) if otherwise provided for in this chapter or AS 47.27. (c) A new application for ATAP benefits is not required

(1) to reinstate the benefits of a recipient whose benefits were terminated if that recipient has made a timely request for a fair hearing, or if reinstatement is ordered by a hearing officer or the court;

(2) if an assistance unit, as described in 7 AAC 45.335, changes in status from adult-included to child-only under 7 AAC 45.520, or vice versa;

(3) if there is a change in a “payee” or an “in care of” address; or

(4) if the department suspends recipient status for one month. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 AS 47.27.020 7 AAC 45.170. Interviews. (a) The department will determine whether an applicant is eligible for ATAP benefits only after that applicant has had at least one face-to-face interview with the department or a fee agent, unless the department determines that a face-to-face interview is impossible or inadvisable because of illness, distance, or other reason. In addition, the department may conduct interviews in connection with a redetermination of eligibility under 7 AAC 45.277. (b) If illness, distance, or other reason prevents a face-to-face interview, an interview must be conducted by telephone.