Appeal deadlines in Alaska

State outside review (180 days); Medicaid hearing deadline 30 days.

Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.

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Deadlines at a glance in Alaska

Outside review
180 days
Hearing deadline
30 days

How each deadline is counted in Alaska

Time to file

File your grievance within 180 days after you receive the denial notice. The insurer must give you more time if you ask in writing and give a fair and reasonable reason, and you can ask for this extension even after the 180 days.

Law: 3 AAC 28.936, 28.938

How fast the plan must decide

Standard: 30 days; Urgent: 72 hours

Deadline to ask

You have 180 days to send your request to the Director of the Division of Insurance. The Director will extend the 180 days if you ask in writing and give a fair and reasonable reason; you can ask for the extension even after the 180 days.

Law: 3 AAC 28.950-28.982 (esp. 28.954, 28.956, 28.958, 28.960, 28.962, 28.966, 28.980)

The deadline runs from

The date you receive the notice of the adverse determination or final adverse determination (or the end of 30 days with no grievance decision, or the date the insurer agrees to waive the grievance step)

Hearing deadline

The date of the notice (the date on the letter)

Keeping your benefits during the appeal

If you are getting benefits and you ask for a hearing, your benefits may be continued automatically (or reinstated) until the final decision, unless you tell the Department you do not want them to continue.

If you miss a deadline

Medicaid

A late request can be accepted only if the administrative law judge finds, based on the evidence, that the request could not be filed on time.

Law: 7 AAC 49.010-49.210

Sources

The official sources for Alaska are listed on the Alaska page.