Page 1280

provided under AS 47.45.301 — 47.45.309 and 7 AAC 47.547 — 7 AAC 47.599, or former AS 47.45.310 and AS 47.45.320, who received an overpayment. (b) If an overpayment occurred solely as the result of an administrative error or oversight by the department, the department may request, but will not require, repayment. (c) If an overpayment occurred because the recipient, or representative acting on the recipient’s behalf, provided inaccurate or incomplete information, the department may require repayment. (d) To request or require repayment under (b) or (c) of this section, the department will send an overpayment notice to the current or former recipient responsible for repaying the overpayment. However, if the recipient has a representative acting on the recipient’s behalf, the department will send the notice to the representative. In the overpayment notice, the department will

(1) identify the overpayment amount;

(2) give the reason for the overpayment; and

(3) specify whether repayment is being requested or required; if repayment is required the department will specify what further actions it will take if repayment is not made. (e) A current recipient may repay the entire amount of an overpayment in

(1) a single payment under (f) of this section; or

(2) monthly installment payments; if a current recipient chooses to repay by installment payments or fails to repay the entire amount of the overpayment within 30 days of the date on the overpayment notice under (f) of this section, the department will withhold from the recipient’s future assistance payments an amount equal to 10 percent of the recipient’s monthly assistance payment until the entire overpayment is recovered. (f) Within 30 days of the date printed on the overpayment notice, a current recipient who is required to repay an overpayment under (c) of this section shall repay the entire amount of the overpayment to the department. If a current recipient’s assistance is terminated before the full amount of the overpayment has been recovered,

(1) the recipient remains liable for the balance;

(2) the recipient may choose to repay the balance of the overpayment by using a payment option set out in (h) of this section or a combination of payment options in accordance with (i) of this section;

(3) the department may provide the recipient relief under (j) of this section; and

(4) the department may pursue other legal remedies as described in (k) of this section. (g) The department may suspend withholding under (e) or (f) of this section for up to three months upon receipt of evidence that the loss of assistance would result in extreme economic