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(2) the recipient submits a document to the department that identifies the recipient’s representative’s authority, and shows that the representative

(A) qualifies under (a) of this section and accepts responsibility for the activities required under (b) or this section; or

(B) designates, in accordance with 7 AAC 127.115(c), an individual that qualifies under (a) of this section and accepts responsibility for the activities required in (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 127.130. Consumer-directed Community First Choice personal care services; provider agencies. (a) In addition to meeting the requirements under this chapter, a personal care services agency that administers a Community First Choice consumer-directed program shall

(1) perform, at least once every six months, a review of the recipient’s services, including

(A) interviewing the recipient at the recipient’s residence to evaluate whether services were provided as authorized, and that those services meet the recipient’s continuing needs;

(B) interviewing the recipient’s personal care assistant to evaluate the service records, including timeshects and case notes prepared by the recipient’s personal care assistant;

(C) documenting in the recipient’s record if the review concludes that the services provided arc consistent with the recipient’s Community First Choice support plan; and

(D) submitting to the department an amendment to the recipient’s Community First Choice support plan when the recipient’s needs change sufficiently to warrant an amendment;

(2) maintain communications with the recipient, the recipient’s health care providers, as appropriate, and the personal care assistant; and