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(A) for children who are assessed to receive a Level 1 augmented rate: an additional rate per day over the base rate in 7 AAC 53.030(b) equal to the hourly minimum wage in this state multiplied by one and one-half;

(B) for children who are assessed to receive a Level 2 augmented rate: an additional rate per day over the base rate in 7 AAC 53.030(b) equal to the hourly minimum wage in this state multiplied by three;

(C) for children who are assessed to receive a Level 3 augmented rate: an additional rate per day over the base rate in 7 AAC 53.030(b) equal to the hourly minimum wage in this state multiplied by six;

(2) for children in the custody of the department who are receiving services from the departmental division that oversees juvenile justice under AS 47.12, that division shall conduct an assessment that determines the child’s needs in the foster care placement and the role and level of responsibility of the foster parent in meeting the child’s existing needs; the division shall conduct the assessment using the division’s Needs Assessment for Foster Care, pages 2 and 3, revised as of January 2022, and adopted by reference; if the assessment score documents that the child's needs are at a level that exceeds the basic care provided in a licensed foster home, the division shall calculate an additional rate as follows:

(A) for children who are to receive structured care: an additional rate per day over the base rate in 7 AAC 53.030(b) equal to the hourly minimum wage in this state multiplied by one and one-half;

(B) for children who are to receive specialized care: an additional rate per day over the base rate in 7 AAC 53.030(b) equal to the hourly minimum wage in this state multiplied by three;

(C) for children who are to receive contracted services: an additional rate per day over the base rate in 7 AAC 53.030(b) equal to the hourly minimum wage in this state multiplied by six. (g) Difficulty-of-care augmented rates apply only to services paid for under this section through the departmental office that oversees children’s services or the departmental division that oversees juvenile justice. Difficulty-of-care augmented rates do not apply to services paid for under 7 AAC 135 (Medicaid coverage; behavioral health services) through the Department of Health division that oversees behavioral health or under 7 AAC 130 (Medicaid coverage; home and community-based waiver services) through the Department of Health division that oversees home and community-based waiver services. The departmental office that oversees children’s services and the departmental division that oversees juvenile justice may not pay for services covered under 7 AAC 105 — 160 (Medicaid coverage and payment) through another office or division of the Department of Health or the Department of Familv and Community Services. Any determination about the continuation of Medicaid services must be made through the Department of Health office or division that oversees those particular services. (Eff. 7/1/90, Register 114; am 11/16/94, Register 132; am 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/31/2005,