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applicant will continue to receive interim assistance until the applicant

(1) is approved for SSI;

(2) receives an adverse SSI decision and fails to appeal it to the next appeal level;

(3) withdraws or abandons an appeal at any level; or

(4) receives a notice of dismissal or an adverse decision from the Social Security Appeals Council. (b) An otherwise eligible applicant found to be disabled by the division of vocational rehabilitation under 7 AAC 40.170(c) may be subject to periodic reviews of his or her disability at intervals determined necessary by that division. (Eff. 5/12/82, Register 82; am 9/30/83, Register 87; am 4/6/91, Register 118; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 10/10/96, Register 140) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.24.455

AS 47.25.450 AS 47.25.460 7 AAC 40.200. Drug and alcohol addiction. (a) Addiction to drugs or alcohol is not, by itself, a disability under this chapter. (b) If an applicant is found to be addicted to drugs or alcohol and to be disabled, a determination must be made whether the addiction is a contributing factor to the disability. (c) If drug or alcohol addiction is found to contribute to the disability, eligibility for aid to the permanently and totally disabled exists only if the applicant undergoes rehabilitative treatment as a drug addict or alcoholic at an approved institution or facility if such treatment is reasonably available. The applicant must demonstrate compliance with any terms, conditions, and requirements of treatment. (d) Until December 31, 1996, if a person’s Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance benefits are suspended or terminated for failure to comply with treatment requirements contained in 42 U.S.C. 401 — 433 (Title II of the Social Security Act) and 42 U.S.C. 1381 — 1383 (Title XVI of the Social Security Act), the person is not eligible for assistance under AS 47.25.430 — 47.25.615 and this chapter.