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Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 Article 17. Targeted Case Management. Rule 7 AAC 110.600. Targeted case management for children with disabilities 7 AAC 110.600. Targeted case management for children with disabilities. (a) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160 for providing targeted case management services, a provider must

(1) be enrolled as a provider of those services in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210;

(2) be a grantee of the department under AS 47.20 and 7 AAC 23; and

(3) provide documentation of at least one year of experience in

(A) effective work with children and families, involving a demonstrated capacity to provide all core elements of case management including assessment, development of the individualized family service plan, implementation, coordination, and reassessment;

(B) coordinating and linking community medical, social, educational, and other resources as required by the target population identified in (b) of this section;

(C) working with the target population identified in (b) of this section; and

(D) financial management that provides documentation of service and costs. (b) The department will pay a provider for targeted case management provided to a child who is eligible for infant learning program services under 7 AAC 23.080 if the child is at risk for or currently experiencing a developmental delay or disability. (c) The department will pay a provider for targeted case management provided to a child described in (b) of this section to assist and enable the child to gain access to needed medical, social, educational, developmental, and related services. Targeted case management may be delivered in person, electronically, or by telephone. (d) Targeted case management services include an intake and needs assessment that includes the ongoing systematic collection of data to determine current status and identify needs in physical, environmental, psychosocial, developmental, educational, social, behavioral,