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(e) Until December 31, 1996, if a person’s Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance benefits are terminated because of the 36-month payment limitation 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. (f) In this section, an “approved institution or facility” means an institution or facility furnishing medically recognized treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism which is licensed or approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, the state division or vocational rehabilitation of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or the state Department of Health. (Eff. 5/12/82, Register 82; am 10/10/96, Register 140) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.430 AS 47.25.590 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 7 AAC 40.200. 7 AAC 40.210. Prescribed treatment requirement. An applicant whose blindness or disability can be treated so as to eliminate the condition will be denied assistance under this chapter if, without good cause, he fails to obtain treatment. (Eff. 5/12/82, Register 82) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010