(a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced solely because of the receipt of a bonus under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 by the individual or by a member of the individual's household is eligible for assistance under the general relief assistance program in AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300. Notwithstanding the limit in AS 47.25.130, the individual is entitled to receive the same amount as the individual would have received under other public assistance programs had the individual not received a longevity bonus.
(b) In this section “other public assistance” means
(1) Supplemental Security Income under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385;
(2) Medicaid under 42 U.S.C. 1396 - 1396p; and
(3) Adult Public Assistance under AS 47.25.430 - 47.25.615.