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application. (e) The department will conduct an expedited review of an application if

(1) the request is submitted in a format provided by the department with a complete application or with a request for an amendment of a support plan; and

(2) the department determines, on the basis of the request and application or amendment, that the individual has no natural supports to meet the applicant’s needs and the applicant qualifies because of

(A) a diagnosis of terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less;

(B) imminent or recent discharge from a general acute care hospital or nursing facility; the applicant must submit the application not later than seven days after the date of discharge;

(C) an unplanned absence of the primary caregiver due to a medical or family emergency or to hospitalization;

(D) the declining health of the primary caregiver that makes that caregiver unable to continue to provide care for the applicant;

(E) the death of the primary caregiver 30 or fewer days before the date of the application;

(F) a referral from the departmental office responsible for adult protective services or the subunit of the Department of Family and Community Services responsible for children’s services; or

(G) a request by a Community First Choice services agency certified under 7 AAC 127.050 for a time-limited increase in Community First Choice personal care services, not to exceed six consecutive weeks, to address a recipient’s immediate need if that need is related to the recipient’s functional capacity to perform the services covered under 7 AAC 127.040. (f) Not later than 30 business days after the department determines that an application is complete, and the application and supportive diagnostic documentation reasonably indicate the need for services described in 7 AAC 127.040, the department will

(1) conduct an assessment or interim level-of-care review to determine if the applicant meets the level-of-care eligibility requirements in 7 AAC 127.025;

(2) for an applicant who wants to receive Community First Choice personal care services, conduct an assessment of the individual; the department will use the Consumer Assessment Tool, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900, to determine if the individual qualifies to receive Community First Choice personal care services; and

(3) send a letter to the individual and the individual’s care coordinator indicating

(A) the level-of-care determination;