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maintains an employer relationship with the personal care assistant traveling with and providing services to a recipient during the temporary absence. (d) Notwithstanding (c)(5) of this section, the department may approve a temporary absence of longer than 30 days in a 365-day period if

(1) a licensed physician that is qualified to practice under AS 08.64 or 7 AAC 105.200(c) documents that a longer temporary absence is medically necessary; or

(2) the department determines that the benefits to the recipient of an educational opportunity under (c)(2)(B) of this section justify a longer temporary absence. (e) The department will not pay for

(1) transportation, room and board, or other expenses for a personal care assistant or other individual providing services under this section; or

(2) services provided in any location other than those where Medicaid services may be provided. (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: As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013, the regulations attorney made a technical change to 7 AAC 125.050(b), to change “intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded” to “intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition.” Chapter 42, SLA 2013 amended terminology in the Alaska Statutes to replace references to “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” with more current terms. Section 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013 instructed that similar changes be made in the Alaska Administrative Code. 7 AAC 125.060. Personal care services agency certification and enrollment. (a) To receive payment for personal care services, an agency must be certified by the department as a provider of personal care services. To be certified by the department, an agency must

(1) submit an application, in a format provided by the department; before submitting the application for certification or application to renew certification, the personal care services