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the receipt of earned income and of any anticipated change in earned income that might result in the reduction, termination, or suspension of ATAP benefits; “report of earnings” includes reports required under 7 AAC 45.270;

(3) “timely” means received in a district office of the division handling public assistance matters in the department within 10 days after the date the change or receipt of earnings becomes known to the caretaker relative, or before authorization by the department of the first two payment months, whichever is later. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 10/1/2001, Register 159; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 7 AAC 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 (c) Repealed 10/1/97.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