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program administrator for that agency must attend the personal care services agency training course provided by the department;

(2) meet and comply with the applicable standards of certification criteria, including provider qualifications and program standards, set out in the department’s Personal Care Services and Community First Choice Personal Care Services Provider Conditions of Participation, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900;

(3) demonstrate to the department’s satisfaction that the program administrator, supervisors of personal care assistants, and personal care assistants possess the requisite skills and competencies necessary to meet the needs of the recipient population; and

(4) comply with 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160 (Medicaid coverage and payment), including enrolling in the Medicaid program in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210. (b) The department will certify a provider who meets and complies with the standards of certification for a

(1) probationary certification of one year, during which the department will not certify an additional service under 7 AAC 125.010, 7 AAC 125.199, 7 AAC 127, and 7 AAC 130, or service location beyond those approved at the beginning of the probationary certification period, for

(A) a provider not previously certified by the department; or

(B) a renewing provider who does not meet the certification requirements to the department's satisfaction under (a) of this section, or has committed an act or omission that is grounds for sanction under 7 AAC 105.400, regardless of whether a sanction was imposed; or

(2) standard certification of

(A) two years for each renewing provider that the department has determined met the probationary certification requirements under (1) of this subsection in the immediately preceding certification period; or

(B) a variable period of up to four years, to be determined by the department's review of the provider's compliance with the certification requirements under (a) of this section in the preceding certification periods. (c) Not later than 90 days before the expiration of the provider’s certification, the department will send to the provider notice of the requirement to renew that certification. The provider must submit a new certification application and all required documentation not later than 60 days before the expiration date of the current certification. (d) A certified personal care services provider under 7 AAC 125.010 — 7 AAC 125.199 shall comply with 7 AAC 125.010 — 7 AAC 125.199 and the requirements of 7 AAC 105.200 — 7 AAC 105.280. The department will determine compliance through program monitoring, including audits, program reviews, and investigations, that may take place at the provider’s place of business or at any site where services under 7 AAC 125.010 — 7 AAC 125.199 are provided.