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a particular time, based on the part of the fiscal year that remains and the demand for services of the program that the department expects during the balance of the fiscal year. (c) If authorized financing for a grant program is less than the amount required to provide service to all individuals who meet applicable eligibility criteria and seek those services, the department will prioritize which individuals will receive services. (Eff. 7/21/2002, Register 163; am 6/24/2004, Register 170) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.040 AS 44.30.020 AS 47.30.530

AS 18.08.010 AS 47.05.010 AS 47.37.030

AS 18.08.080 AS 47.06.010 AS 47.37.045

AS 18.25.100 AS 47.20.075 AS 47.40.041

AS 18.28.010 AS 47.20.110 AS 47.40.120

AS 18.28.050 AS 47.27.005 AS 47.80.130

AS 29.60.600 AS 47.27.050

AS 44.29.020 AS 47.30.477 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 81.220 to add references to AS 44.30.020 and AS 47.06.010. 7 AAC 81.950. Definitions. Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter

(1) “approval” means a written agreement or permission to proceed, signed by the department, in response to a written request from a provider for approval of a proposed action;

(2) “approve” means to issue an approval;