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(5) transportation that involves stops during which time the vehicle operator waits for a recipient longer than 15 minutes, except at the rate established under 7 AAC 145.520 for trip segments less than 20 miles. (f) In this section,

(1) “escort” means an individual that

(A) accompanies a recipient on travel described in (c) and (d) of this section in order to meet the recipient’s mobility needs; and

(B) is not another recipient, the driver of the vehicle, or another individual employed by the provider, unless that individual is providing another home and community-based waiver service or personal care services under 7 AAC 125.010 — 7 AAC 125.199 at the time that the individual acts as an escort;

(2) “incidental stop” means an interval of 15 minutes or less during which the recipient may or may not leave the vehicle and the vehicle operator waits for the recipient or disembarks to run an errand for that recipient while the recipient remains in the vehicle;

(3) “trip segment” means travel to a location where the recipient disembarks for an approved purpose, and the vehicle operator

(A) leaves the recipient at that location for pickup at a later time by that or another vehicle operator; or

(B) remains at that location because the distance involved in travel to that location makes it unfeasible for that or another vehicle operator to pick up the recipient at a later time. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2015, Register 214; am 11/5/2017, Register 224; am 3/31/2021, Register 238; am 10/16/2022, Register 244) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 130.295. Meal services. (a) The department will pay for meal services that

(1) are provided to a recipient 18 years of age or older;

(2) are provided in accordance with the department’s Meal Services Conditions of