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Sec. 47.08.030. Notice. The committee shall enlist the assistance of medical providers in making the public aware of the catastrophic illness assistance program. Sec. 47.08.040. Applications for assistance. An application for financial assistance under AS 47.08.010 — 47.08.140 may be filed by a person who has suffered catastrophic illness or by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian of that person, or by any other interested party with the written consent of the person who has suffered the catastrophic illness. Sec. 47.08.050. Services excluded from coverage. Annually, the committee shall determine in light of appropriated funds and expected need the medical expenses reimbursable under AS 47.08.010 — 47.08.140, except that the following are not reimbursable: (1) dentistry and optometry unless prescribed by a licensed dentist or physician as medically necessary as the result of the injury or illness; (2) elective medical or surgical procedures; (3) drugs and medications not prescribed by a licensed physician; (4) services received as a result of a pregnancy or birth without unusual complications; (5) private psychological or psychiatric treatment or private alcoholism treatment, unless not available from public agencies or programs; (6) chiropractic services and services provided by a person who practices naturopathy; (7) services not of a medical nature; (8) medical services currently provided to persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections; (9) costs incurred before July 1976. Sec. 47.08.060. Calculation of applicant's share. (a) As frequently as necessary the committee shall adopt, in light of appropriated funds and expected need, a formula to be used in determining the applicant's share of total medical expenses incurred as a result of a catastrophic illness, based on the applicant's annual gross income, number of dependents, amount of assets, and forthcoming third-party payments, all considered in light of the requirement that the applicant's share will be paid to the provider on a payment schedule covering a period of at least three years. (b) For the purposes of applying the formula to determine the applicant's share, multiple catastrophic illness occurring within a 12-month period to the applicant or other members of the applicant's family shall be treated as one catastrophic illness. (c) In applying the formula to determine the applicant's share, the total gross income and the total assets of the family of the applicant may be taken into account, with the following exceptions: