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need if that need is related to the recipient’s functional capacity to perform ADLs, IADLs, or other services covered under 7 AAC 125.030. (c) The department will authorize personal care services for a recipient if, after an assessment conducted in accordance with this section, the department determines that

(1) the recipient needs one or more of the following levels of assistance described in the Consumer Assessment Tool, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900:

(A) at least limited assistance with one ADL;

(B) supervision, if the recipient’s need is established in accordance with 7 AAC 125.030(b)(5)(C);

(C) at least physical assistance with one IADL; and;

(2) those needs cannot be met by the recipient’s representative, immediate family members, or natural supports. (d) The department will not authorize personal care services for a recipient if the assessment, performed in accordance with this section, establishes that the recipient

(1) does not need a level of assistance described in (c) of this section; or

(2) needs only cueing or supervision as described in the Consumer Assessment Tool, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900, except for supervised eating under 7 AAC 125.030(b)(5)(C), in order to perform an ADL, IADL, or other covered service specified in 7 AAC 125.030. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 1/26/2012, Register 201; am 11/3/2012, Register 204; am 7/22/2017, Register 223) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 7 AAC 125.020. 7 AAC 125.024. Personal care service level authorization and reauthorization.