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(b) An applicant for Medicaid under 7 AAC 100.002(a)(4) — (8) or 7 AAC 100.002(c)(8) — (9) must participate in at least one face-to-face interview if the caseworker determines that an interview is the most appropriate way to secure the verification necessary to determine eligibility. (c) The department will waive the interview or conduct a telephone interview if the department finds that a face-to-face interview under this section is not appropriate because of illness, distance, or another valid reason acceptable to the department. The reason an interview is not conducted will be documented in the record. (d) An applicant filing a review application under 7 AAC 100.020 must participate in at least one face-to-face interview if the caseworker determines that an interview is the most appropriate way to secure the verification necessary to determine eligibility. (e) A fee agent is responsible for conducting an interview with an applicant who lives in the fee agent’s area, unless an applicant has arranged an interview directly with the department. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.016. Verification and documentation. (a) The department will verify whether an applicant or recipient meets eligibility requirements. (b) The department will request in writing that an applicant or recipient provide documentation that the applicant or recipient meets eligibility requirements if the required documentation is not readily available to the department from any alternative source or the information needed cannot be verified from an alternative source readily available to the department. Except as provided in 7 AAC 100.030, an applicant or a recipient who refuses to provide the department with documentation under this section will be determined ineligible for Medicaid by the department. (c) The department will determine whether the verification and documentation supports a finding of eligibility by evaluating whether

(1) it reasonably proves the fact in question;

(2) it is consistent with all other information contained in the application and record; and