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section subject to the following limitations:

(1) the department will not pay for more than 18 hours per day of supported-living habilitation services from all providers combined, unless the department determines that the recipient is unable to benefit from

(A) other home and community-based waiver services; or

(B) services provided by natural supports;

(2) the department will approve other direct care services for a recipient under (d) of this section, if the recipient’s care coordinator confirms in writing and the department is satisfied that those services do not supplant or duplicate services provided by natural supports; for purposes of this paragraph, “direct care services” includes

(A) personal care services under 7 AAC 125.010 — 7 AAC 125.199;

(B) chore services under 7 AAC 127.087;

(C) transportation services under 7 AAC 130.290; and

(D) meal services under 7 AAC 130.295. (f) The department will consider residential habilitation services to be group-home habilitation services if those services are provided to a recipient 18 years of age or older living full-time in a residence licensed as an assisted living home for two or more residents under AS 47.32 that provides 24-hour care. (g) The department will pay for group-home habilitation services under (f) of this section subject to the following limitations:

(1) a recipient of group-home habilitation services is subject to the limitation in 7 AAC 130.260(c) on day habilitation services;

(2) services rendered by the group-home habilitation staff, whether in the group home or in the community, may not be billed separately as day habilitation services under 7 AAC 130.260;

(3) if a recipient is eligible for group-home habilitation services, the department will not make separate payment for

(A) chore services under 7 AAC 127.087;

(B) respite services under 7 AAC 130.280;

(C) transportation services under 7 AAC 130.290;

(D) meal services under 7 AAC 130.295; or

(E) services provided by another resident of the group home.