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full blood, and the child’s siblings by half blood that live in the same household with

(A) the child; or

(B) the custodial parent of the child with whom the child spends most of the child’s time;

(18) “good cause” for failure to cooperate in verifying a child’s eligibility for the program for children with disabilities means that cooperation is reasonably certain to result in severe physical or emotional harm to the child or the child’s parent because the child was conceived through rape or incest, or because of circumstances with similar potential for harm;

(19) “program for children with disabilities” means the program described in 7 AAC 23.110 — 7 AAC 23.220; and

(20) “severe impairment” includes conditions that are more than two standard deviations from the mean for abnormalities subject to normative testing; a medical diagnosis of blindness or deafness; conditions that affect more than one body system in a synergistic fashion; and other similar conditions indicative of significant functional impairment. (Eff. 10/15/82, Register 84; am 6/28/85, Register 94) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.010 AS 18.05.030 AS 18.05.040 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the definition of “department” in 7 AAC 23.900. With Register 179, October 2006 and under the authority of AS 44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed obsolete terminology concerning persons with disabilities in conformity with ch. 25, SLA 2006. Chapter 24. Health Care Professionals Workforce Enhancement Program. Article 1. Eligible Sites and Program Participation (7 AAC 24.010 — 7 AAC 24.081) 2. Advisory Council (7 AAC 24.300 — 7 AAC 24.350) 3. General Provisions (7 AAC 24.710 — 7 AAC 24.995)