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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.568. Home maintenance allowance. (a) The home maintenance allowance is the amount of the recipient’s income deducted from the recipient’s total monthly income to maintain the recipient’s home while the recipient is in a medical institution. This section applies only to an individual who

(1) was residing in the home immediately before admission to the medical institution;

(2) does not have a community spouse or dependent child; and

(3) is expected to remain in the medical institution for six months or less. (b) The maximum home maintenance allowance permitted under this section is equal to the income eligibility standard under 7 AAC 40.310(a) and (c) for an individual living independently. The home maintenance allowance may be deducted for a maximum of six months, beginning with the month following the month of admission to the medical institution. (c) A recipient must provide the department with a written certification from the recipient’s primary physician that the recipient is expected to remain in the medical institution for six months or less. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.570. Retroactive cost-of-care adjustments. At any time, the department may make a retroactive adjustment to a recipient’s cost-of-care liability to compensate for a previously understated or overstated cost-of-care determination. If retroactive adjustment results in a larger liability for the recipient, the department will notify the