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(7) financial need with respect to resources; and

(8) financial need with respect to income. (Eff. 5/12/82, Register 82) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.430 AS 47.25.435 7 AAC 40.100. Definitions. Repealed 5/12/82. 7 AAC 40.110. Citizenship and residency. (a) To be eligible for assistance, an applicant, in addition to being a resident of the state, as required by AS 47.25.430(a), must be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien, as described in AS 47.25.430(f). (b) Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section, an individual who leaves the state is not eligible for assistance during that individual’s absence, unless the absence is temporary. A temporary absence is an absence of less than 30 days. (c) An individual who is absent from the state for 30 days or more is not eligible for assistance unless the individual leaves this state to

(1) obtain prescribed medical treatment that is not available in this state and

(A) does not establish residency outside this state; and

(B) intends to return to this state once the prescribed medical treatment is completed;

(2) attend postsecondary education and

(A) notifies the division of the intended absence before leaving this state;

(B) does not establish residency outside this state; and

(C) intends to return to this state once the postsecondary education is completed;