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(ii) any treatment plans developed for the recipient;

(4) secure the signature, either in person or electronically, of

(A) the recipient or the recipient’s representative to indicate that the recipient or the recipient’s representative

(i) agrees to the support plan;

(ii) has been informed of any relationship between the care coordinator and any provider certified under 7 AAC 127.050 or 7 AAC 130.220 and of any relationship described in (1)(A) of this subsection; and

(iii) has been informed of the recipient’s right to free choice of providers;

(B) each provider representative indicating the provider agrees to render the services as specified in the support plan; and

(C) each individual on the planning team to verify participation in the development of the recipient’s support plan; any disagreement among planning team members about outcomes or service levels, or any suggestion by a team member that an outcome or service level should be different than one established in the support plan, must be documented and attached to the support plan; and

(5) submit the support plan and supporting documentation to the department; unless the care coordinator has submitted to the department written documentation of unusual circumstances that prevent timely completion of the support plan, and the department has approved a later submission date, the care coordinator shall submit the support plan not later than

(A) 60 days after the date of the department’s notice to the recipient and the recipient’s care coordinator that the recipient meets the level-of-care requirement in 7 AAC 127.025;

(B) 30 days before expiration of the current support plan year. (b) The department will approve a support plan if the department determines that

(1) the services specified in the support plan meet the needs of the recipient;

(2) each service listed on the support plan

(A) is of sufficient amount, duration, and scope to meet the needs of the recipient;

(B) is supported by the documentation required in this section; and

(C) cannot be provided under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160, except as Community