{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-47.25.300","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 47.25.300","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In AS 47.25.120 — 47.25.300,\n(1) “assistance” means financial assistance to or on behalf of a needy person, including subsistence (food, shelter, fuel, clothing, and utilities) and transportation, medical needs (including, but not limited to, hospitalization, nursing, and convalescent care), burial, and other determined needs;\n(2) “department” means the Department of Health;\n(3) “needy person” means a needy resident of the state who is not eligible for aid from another public agency or department providing similar services in the state;\n(4) “public medical institution” means a public hospital or medical institution, except an institution for the treatment of tuberculosis or mental disease.","path":["Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions.","Chapter 25. Public Assistance.","Article 2. General Relief Assistance."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#47.25.300","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:52Z","sha256":"22d7bc36ef71bf9f6cf2a92fcf3d0e9773611d2d5dcd88c73d3983a4da123e22","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-47.25.290","next":"us-ak/as-47.25.301-47.25.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}