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foster home and is eligible for home and community-based waiver services under the recipient category of

(A) children with complex medical conditions under 7 AAC 130.205(d)(1); or

(B) individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities under 7 AAC 130.205(d)(3);

(4) an assisted living home licensed under AS 47.32;

(5) an unlicensed residential setting that the department determines to fall within the definition of an assisted living home under AS 47.32.900;

(6) a residence where personal care services are provided under a contractual agreement; or

(7) a general acute care hospital. (c) The department will pay for personal care services for a recipient during a recipient’s temporary absence from the recipient’s community when the recipient travels to another location within the state or to a destination in another state if

(1) the services are requested before travel and are approved by the department in the service level authorization;

(2) the services are necessary to maintain the recipient’s current level of functioning, and the temporary absence is justified as

(A) medically necessary, as documented by a licensed physician that is qualified to practice under AS 08.64 or 7 AAC 105.200(c);

(B) an educational opportunity of limited duration that is not available in the recipient’s community or in the state, and that will further the recipient’s capacity for vocational or professional employment; or

(C) a vacation;

(3) the recipient’s need for assistance with ADLs, IADLs, and other covered services during the travel period can be met only by a personal care assistant;

(4) the services to be provided during the recipient’s temporary absence are the same as those provided when the recipient is in the recipient’s community;

(5) the temporary absence will be for at least 24 hours, but not longer than 30 days; the department will authorize personal care services under this subsection for not longer than 30 days in a 365-day period unless approved under (d) of this section;

(6) the recipient meets the requirements of 7 AAC 100.064, if travel is to be out-of-state; and

(7) the personal care services provider certified and enrolled under 7 AAC 125.060