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7 AAC 145.537. Related parties for purposes of personal care services or home and community-based waiver services. For purposes of 7 AAC 145.533, a related party is

(1) a person with an immediate family relationship with an owner, director, or officer of the contracted target provider; for purposes of this paragraph, the following individuals have an immediate family relationship with an owner, director, or officer of the contracted target provider:

(A) a spouse;

(B) a natural parent, child, or sibling;

(C) an adopted parent, child, or sibling;

(D) a stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling;

(E) a father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, or daughter-in-law;

(F) a grandparent or grandchild;

(G) an uncle or aunt by blood or marriage;

(H) a first cousin by blood or marriage;

(I) a nephew or niece by blood or marriage;

(2) a member of the target provider’s board of directors or board of trustees;

(3) a person or organization that is affiliated or associated with the target provider in a manner that permits either entity to exercise over the other, directly or indirectly, a degree of ownership, legal control, or practical influence beyond that which occurs in an arm’s length transaction. (Eff. 3/1/2011, Register 197; am 3/1/2018, Register 225) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.045