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with the requirements of 7 AAC 127.125;

(2) the representative’s designee must be

(A) at least 18 years of age;

(B) present in the recipient’s community, and involved in the day-to-day care of the recipient; and

(C) willing to manage and evaluate the recipient’s personal care services as those services are provided in the recipient’s home; and

(3) the representative may not designate a public home care provider or individual affiliated with a public home care provider to act on behalf of the recipient under this subsection; in this paragraph, “public home care provider” has the meaning given in AS 47.05.017(c). (d) The recipient may select a recipient’s representative to provide Community First Choice personal care services. The recipient’s representative shall designate a designee under (c) of this section to carry out the responsibilities of (b) of this section. (Eff. 10/1/2018, Register 227; am 10/19/2024, Register 252) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.036

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 127.125. Consumer-directed Community First Choice personal care services; recipient requirements. (a) To qualify for Community First Choice personal care services through a consumer-directed program, a recipient, the recipient’s representative, or the representative’s designee, identified in accordance with (e)(2) of this section, must

(1) demonstrate cognitive capacity for decision-making;

(2) understand the impact of, and assume responsibility for, managing and training the recipient’s personal care assistants;

(3) designate a provider agency that administers a consumer-directed Community First Choice personal care services program to fulfill the responsibilities of 7 AAC 127.130 on behalf of the recipient;