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(B) does not include oral medication prescribed for the purpose of managing behavior by an individual listed in 7 AAC 125.030(g)(2) and administered in accordance with the applicable requirements of 7 AAC 125.030;

(2) “restrictive intervention” means an action or procedure that limits an individual’s movement or access to other individuals, locations, or activities;

(3) “seclusion” means the involuntary confinement of an individual alone in a room or an area from which the individual is physically prevented from having contact with others or leaving. (Eff. 7/22/2017, Register 223) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 125.110. Consumer-directed and agency-based personal care services programs; safety of employees; termination of service. (a) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, and not later than 30 days before a personal care services agency terminates personal care services to a recipient, the agency shall send written notice of the termination to the department and the recipient. (b) An agency may terminate services to a recipient without the notice required in (a) of this section if the agency

(1) has evidence that continuing services to the recipient will

(A) jeopardize the safety of a personal care assistant providing services for that recipient;

(B) endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the recipient because the recipient rejects or docs not cooperate in the provision of personal care services; or

(C) create a financial risk for the agency because the agency suspects recipient misrepresentation or fraud; and

(2) documents the measures that the agency took to address the recipient behavior that resulted in immediate termination. (c) For a recipient terminated from a consumer-directed program because of a lack of