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conducted by a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst. The reassessment must establish

(1) the recipient’s measured progress over the course of treatment;

(2) an adjusted baseline in the areas of social skills, communication skills, language skills, adaptive behaviors, and maladaptive behaviors that are the focus of treatment;

(3) recommended updates to the recipient’s treatment plan; and

(4) an estimated timeline and number of treatment hours necessary to achieve each of the recipient’s treatment goals. (d) The department will pay for adaptive behavior treatment by protocol conducted by a provider identified in 7 AAC 135.300(a) if the

(1) treatment adheres to the protocols identified by a licensed behavior analyst; and

(2) service is used to introduce and reinforce incremental change in recipient skills and behavior. (e) The department will pay for group adaptive behavior treatment by protocol conducted by a provider listed in 7 AAC 135.300(a) if the service is provided

(1) to a group with at least two and not more than eight recipients;

(2) according to the protocols identified in the treatment plan created by a licensed behavior analyst; and

(3) to assist with the development of individually identified social skills. (f) The department will pay for family adaptive behavior treatment guidance provided by a licensed behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, or by an autism behavior technician, to

(1) instruct a recipient’s guardian and caregivers on the recipient’s identified problem behaviors and deficit skills; and

(2) teach a recipient’s guardian and caregivers to use planned treatment protocols to intervene with the recipient to reinforce change and to maintain treatment progress. (g) Repealed 7/1/2025. (h) To receive payment for autism services a provider must develop and update as needed an individual treatment plan that includes

(1) recommended protocols for service provision;

(2) objective, measurable, and developmentally appropriate treatment goals related to skills development, improvement in adaptive functioning and modification of problem behavior, and other relevant diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder as listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900;