Division of Public Assistance (DPA) Services

If you encounter technical issues while trying to complete or submitting your form, please contact the support desk at aries.ssp.support@alaska.gov.

Income-based Medicaid applicants are encouraged to apply at healthcare.gov. This is the fastest way to see if you’re covered.

If you are applying for Medicaid due to age or disability or would like to apply for other services, please choose one of the options below:

• Submit a completed paper Application for Services by mail, fax, email, in person via the lobby drop box, direct secure messaging (a DSM account is required), or through a fee agent.
• Call the Virtual Contact Center at 800-478-7778 (TDD/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1) to apply over the phone.

• Medicaid Application for Adults and Children with Long Term Care Needs
  i.e., Nursing Home, Home and Community Based Waiver, and Disabled Children at Home (TEFRA.)

• Senior Benefits Program
•  Application

• Heating Assistance Program: 
• Application One benefit is issued per “season” which runs from October 1 through August 31. Outside those times, visit a local office for an application or ask the Heating Assistance Office at 800-470-3058 or liheap@alaska.gov.

• WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program:
  Call the WIC clinic closest to you. You can find clinics near your location by entering your zip code on WIC Signup page or by selecting a clinic from our WIC Clinic contact information page.
  Download and complete the paper forms and call the WIC clinic closest to you.

Paper forms include:

• Family Information
  Complete one form for the whole family.
• Pregnant Women Application
  Complete one form for every pregnant woman in the family.
• Postpartum/Breastfeeding Application Form
  Complete for a woman who has a baby (less than six months old) taking formula or a woman who is breastfeeding a baby (that is less than one year old).
• Infant Application Form
  Complete one for every infant in the family, age birth to one-year-old.
• Child Application Form
  Complete one for every child in the family who is one- to five-years-old.

• The Eligibility Review Form (GEN-72) can be used for most programs. The division sends a prefilled paper copy of your review application form with the standard recertification or review notice. Instead of using the paper form, you can choose to submit the information we need to process your renewal online:
  Alaska Connect (myAlaska)
• Please note the reporting requirements for our programs, which can be reported directly to your local office, with a GEN-72 or other form.

To apply or see if you're eligible, visit the Alaska's Resource for Integrated Eligibility Services (ARIES) Self Service Portal:

Call the Virtual Contact Center at 800-478-7778 (TDD/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1) to apply over the phone.