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(1) comply with the requirements of (a) of this section, except for the 30-day time frame for notice of termination;

(2) refer the recipient to the office of the department responsible for adult protective services or child protective services as appropriate, if the provider has any concern that the immediate termination of services will place the recipient at risk of harm; and

(3) refer suspected misrepresentation, fraud, and waste of Medicaid funds to the department. (d) A provider that intends to close, sell, or change ownership of a business certified under 7 AAC 127.050 shall send written notice of that intention to the department and to each affected recipient and that recipient’s care coordinator not later than 60 days before the closure, sale, or change in ownership. (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 127.075. Community First Choice personal care services; place of service. (a) The department will pay for Community First Choice personal care services for a recipient only if provided

(1) in the recipient’s residence if that residence is

(A) the dwelling that the recipient considers to be the recipient’s established or principal home and to which, when absent, the recipient intends to return; and

(B) real or personal property that is fixed or mobile and that is located on land or water, if the living conditions arc appropriate for the needs of the recipient, including adequate arrangements for handwashing and waste disposal;

(2) during a temporary absence under (c) of this section; or

(3) at the recipient’s workplace, if the recipient needs physical assistance with ADLs to prevent job loss; the department will not assess the recipient at the recipient’s workplace or allow time for Community First Choice personal care services at that location in addition to the