In Alaska Stat. § 47.25.120 – 47.25.300,

(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;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.25.300

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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
(2) “department” means the Department of Health;
(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;
(4) “public medical institution” means a public hospital or medical institution, except an institution for the treatment of tuberculosis or mental disease.
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