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7 AAC 105.230, confidentiality, personal care services program responsibilities under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160, and medical assistance fraud under AS 47.05.210; and

(10) universal precautions; for purposes of this paragraph, “universal precautions” means the infection control precautions that are recommended by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to prevent the transmission of blood-borne pathogens. (c) The department may pay for personal care services provided by an individual with a record of training that does not meet the requirements of this section if that individual

(1) has performed duties similar to those of a personal care assistant;

(2) has a satisfactory job performance evaluation from the individual’s previous employer;

(3) has provided proof of successful completion of at least 16 hours of training in the subjects listed in (b) of this section;

(4) has on file documentation of successful completion of the training required in 7 AAC 125.090(d); and

(5) submits proof of enrollment in training that, not more than four months after beginning employment as a personal care assistant, will qualify the individual to meet the training requirements of this section. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 1/26/2012, Register 201; am 7/22/2017, Register 223; am 3/30/2018, Register 225) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 7 AAC 125.170. Agency-based personal care services program; supervising registered nurse. (a) A personal care services agency that manages an agency-based personal care services program shall retain a supervising licensed registered nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c) to perform the following duties:

(1) monitor the delivery of services by personal care assistants to ensure services are provided in accordance with the service level authorization for each recipient;