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U.S.C. 1382h(a) or (b) (secs. 1619(a) and (b) of the Social Security Act);

(4) an SSI or APA payment that is continued at the rate payable to a recipient living in the community when the individual is in the first 90 days of institutionalization, if that institutionalization is not expected to exceed 90 days;

(5) monthly income of $4 or less from an interest-bearing account;

(6) retroactive SSI or OASDI benefits received in a month that is not the month of intended use as determined by the United States Social Security Administration. (c) The department will deduct from a recipient’s total monthly income the following allowances, as applicable:

(1) a personal needs allowance under 7 AAC 100.558;

(2) a community spouse allowance under 7 AAC 100.560;

(3) a dependent family member allowance under 7 AAC 100.562;

(4) a health insurance premium allowance under 7 AAC 100.564;

(5) an unpaid medical expense allowance under 7 AAC 100.566;

(6) a home maintenance allowance under 7 AAC 100.568. (d) Repealed 1/1/2011. (e) A recipient does not have a cost-of-care liability in the month of admission to, or discharge from, a medical institution. (f) A recipient may make advance payments to a medical institution for a future month’s cost-of-care liability. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183; am 1/1/2011, Register 196) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.558. Personal needs allowance. (a) The personal needs allowance is the amount of the recipient’s income allocated for the personal and maintenance needs of the recipient while the recipient is receiving long-term care