In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) 'department' means the Department of Family and Community Services; (2) 'home' means (A) the Alaska Pioneers' Home; or (B) the Alaska Veterans' Home; (3) 'physical disability or other reason' means inability of an individual to maintain a household without regular assistance in shopping, housekeeping, meal preparation, dressing, or personal hygiene because of physical or medical impairment, infirmity, or disability; (4) 'resident of the state' has the meaning given 'resident' in AS 47.25.430(a); (5) 'veteran' means a person who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States, including the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Territorial Guard; the discharge from the armed forces must be other than dishonorable.
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