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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 130.270. Employment services. (a) The department will pay for employment services if they are

(1) provided in accordance with the department’s Employment Services Conditions of Participation, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900;

(2) provided to a recipient in one of the following recipient categories:

(A) children with complex medical conditions;

(B) adults with physical and developmental disabilities;

(C) individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities;

(3) provided in person or using distance delivery that is justified and approved in a support plan to a recipient individually or as a member of a group of two to five recipients; the units of service requested for distance delivery

(A) may not be more than 10 percent of the total units of employment services approved for a plan year; and

(B) must be justified and approved in the recipient’s support plan;

(4) approved under 7 AAC 130.217 as part of the recipient’s support plan; if a recipient is under 22 years of age, the support plan must document that the employment services do not duplicate or supplant educational services for which a recipient is eligible under 4 AAC 52;

(5) planned, if in the case of a recipient who is self-employed, to help the recipient earn an income that is comparable to the income received by other people who are not individuals with disabilities, who are self-employed in similar occupations or in similar tasks, and who have similar training, experience, and skills;

(6) in compliance with 29 U.S.C. 794g (sec. 458, P.L. 113-128 (Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act)), that limits the use of a subminimum wage;

(7) provided to the recipient because the recipient’s disability requires intensive support and training to perform in a work setting;

(8) based on the recipient’s abilities, interests, priorities, and career goals, determined