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7 AAC 127.160. Use of restrictive intervention 7 AAC 127.165. Community First Choice personal care services review and appeal rights 7 AAC 127.990. Definitions 7 AAC 127.010. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to offer to individuals that meet the eligibility criteria in 7 AAC 127.025 the opportunity to choose to receive Community First Choice services as an alternative to institutional care. (Eff. 10/1/2018, Register 227) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.036

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 127.015. Services provided by legally responsible individuals. (a) Community First Choice personal care services may be provided by a recipient’s legally responsible individual under AS 47.07.045(d), including the recipient’s spouse, the recipient’s parent if the recipient is a minor child, or the recipient’s court-appointed legal guardian, if

(1) the individual is qualified to provide personal care services;

(2) the individual is employed by a provider that is certified under 7 AAC 127.050; and

(3) the services that the individual provides do not exceed 40 paid hours within a seven-day period for any long-term services or supports under this chapter and 7 AAC 130 to the recipient for whom the individual is legally responsible. (b) The individual, who is a court-appointed legal guardian, shall appoint, on a form provided by the department, a designee to act on the guardian’s behalf, who

(1) shall meet the standards under 7 AAC 127.115(c)(2); and

(2) shall act in accordance with the requirements of 7 AAC 127.125. (c) For purposes of this section, a foster parent is not a legally responsible individual for a recipient who was placed in the care of that foster parent by the Department of Family and Community Services.