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(1) for a recipient of services under the individualized supports waiver described in 7 AAC 130.206, makes one in-person contact with the recipient or the recipient’s representative at least once every six months, and one telephone contact or distance delivery contact in each of the subsequent five months;

(2) for a recipient enrolled in other home and community-based waivers, including the individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities waiver described in 7 AAC 130.206, remains in contact with the recipient or the recipient’s representative in a manner and with a frequency appropriate to the needs and the communication abilities of the recipient, but at a minimum makes two contacts each month with the recipient or the recipient’s representative; every six months one of the monthly contacts must be in person; the remainder may be done by telephone or distance delivery;

(3) monitors service delivery by

(A) meeting in person with the recipient in at least two service environments, including the recipient's home, at least once during the plan year; and

(B) arranging for the in-person contacts required in (1) or (2) of this subsection to occur in one of the settings where home and community-based waiver services are provided; and

(4) after each visit with the recipient, completes and retains as documentation of each visit, a recipient contact report in accordance with the department’s Care Coordination Services and Long Term Services and Supports Targeted Case Management Conditions of Participation, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900. (c) The department will pay the monthly care coordination service rate beginning the first of the month that the recipient is enrolled under 7 AAC 130.219(b) and has a support plan approved in accordance with the provisions of 7 AAC 130.217 and 7 AAC 130.218 for a support plan, for the following ongoing activities provided in accordance with (b) of this section:

(1) routine monitoring and support;

(2) monitoring quality of care;

(3) evaluating the need for specific home and community-based waiver services;

(4) reviewing the support plan and amending the support plan as needed;

(5) coordinating multiple services and providers;

(6) assisting the recipient to apply for reassessment under 7 AAC 130.213;

(7) assisting the recipient in case terminations. (d) Repealed 9/18/2022. (e) A care coordinator must disclose, to the department in a format provided by the department, any close familial relationship or close business relationship with a home and