(a) Notwithstanding a contrary provision of law, a state agency may not consider a program account amount in this or another state when determining the eligibility of the designated beneficiary of the program account to receive state assistance or state benefits or when determining the amount of state assistance or state benefits to be received by the designated beneficiary of the program account.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 06.65.290

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) In this section, “program account amount” means a contribution to a program account, earnings on the contribution, or a distribution for a qualified expense.