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(b) provider may terminate services to a recipient without the notice required in (a) of this section if the provider has evidence that

(1) continuing services for the recipient will

(A) jeopardize the safety of the provider, an employee of the provider, or an individual receiving services from the provider; or

(B) endanger the health, safety and welfare of the recipient; and

(2) documents measures that the provider took to address the recipient behavior that resulted in immediate termination. (c) A home and community-based waiver services provider that terminates services to a recipient under (b) of this section shall

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

(2) refer the recipient to the state agency 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. (d) A provider that intends to close, sell, or change ownership of a business certified under 7 AAC 130.220 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. 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2015, Register 214) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 130.235. Nursing oversight and care management services. (a) The department may authorize nursing oversight and care management services for a recipient that is eligible under the recipient category of

(1) children with complex medical conditions; or

(2) individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities if the recipient meets, except for the age requirement in 7 AAC 130.205(d)(1)(A), the criteria for the recipient category