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(a) The department will reinstate a terminated Transitional Medicaid benefit only if

(1) reinstatement is ordered following a hearing under 7 AAC 49;

(2) the household moved out of state and then returned to this state; or

(3) the caretaker relative makes a timely request for continuation of benefits pending a hearing decision under 7 AAC 49.190. (b) A household that becomes eligible again for Family Medicaid during the Transitional Medicaid eligibility period is considered dually eligible for Transitional Medicaid and Family Medicaid. If the household elects to return to Family Medicaid, the then-current Transitional Medicaid eligibility period under 7 AAC 100.204 continues to run. If the household subsequently loses Family Medicaid eligibility, the department will determine if the household is eligible for a new Transitional Medicaid eligibility period under 7 AAC 100.200. (c) If a household becomes ineligible for Transitional Medicaid because it moved out of state and then returns to this state, that household may be reinstated as eligible for any remainder of a previous Transitional Medicaid eligibility period. The household must continue to meet the eligibility requirements of 7 AAC 100.200 — 7 AAC 100.204. If the household returns to this state within a year after Family Medicaid benefits were terminated, the months of absence will be counted as if the household had actually received Transitional Medicaid benefits. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183; am 10/1/2009, Register 191; am 4/4/2013, Register 206) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.209. Definitions for Transitional Medicaid. In 7 AAC 100.200 — 7 AAC 100.209, “earnings” means the sum of monthly earned income and self-employment income. In this section, “earned income” and “self-employment income” have the meaning given in 7 AAC 100.199. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183; am 10/1/2009, Register 191) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040