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another provider agency or personal care assistant, the former provider agency or personal care assistant shall deliver the record required under (a) of this section to the appropriate Community First Choice services provider agency chosen by the recipient not more than two business days after the date of the change or discontinuation. (c) If a personal care assistant terminates employment, the personal care assistant shall deliver the record required under (a) of this section to the appropriate Community First Choice services provider agency not later than two business days after the date of termination. (d) A personal care assistant may not

(1) accept payment in any form from a recipient for any Medicaid-reimbursable service; or

(2) solicit clients for personal care services. (e) A personal care assistant shall keep all information concerning a recipient confidential in accordance with P.L. 104-191 (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996). (f) A personal care assistant is subject to the reporting requirements of AS 47.17.020 and AS 47.24.010. (g) If a personal care assistant is charged with, convicted of, found not guilty by reason of insanity for, or adjudicated as a delinquent for a barrier crime listed in 7 AAC 10.905,

(1) the personal care assistant shall inform the Community First Choice services provider agency not more than 24 hours, or not later than close of business the next business day, whichever is sooner, after the date that the personal care assistant was charged, convicted, found not guilty by reason of insanity, or adjudicated as a delinquent; and

(2) the Community First Choice services provider agency shall notify the department as required under 7 AAC 10.925(b). (h) A personal care assistant shall notify the Community First Choice services provider agency not more than 10 days after a change in the personal care assistant’s

(1) name;

(2) license, certification, or registration status; or

(3) mailing address, physical address, or telephone number. (i) In this section, “case notes” means progress notes documented after or as services are provided, that

(1) include the date, time in and time out, activities provided, and how the recipient responded to care:

(2) identify any changes, improvement, or decline in the recipient’s health, safety, or welfare, including changes in physical or mental conditions;