Section 7 AAC 125.024 - Personal care services level authorization and reauthorization(a) Using the assessment conducted in accordance with 7 AAC 125.020 for each recipient, the department will (1) determine the total time for personal care services for which the department will pay using the Personal Care Services: Service Level Computation, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900; and(2) develop a service level authorization that identifies the specific ADLs, IADLs, and other activities in 7 AAC 125.030 that the personal care assistant is authorized to perform to provide the level of assistance approved by the department.(b) The total time authorized under (a)(1) of this section may be used to provide any ADL, IADL, or other activity, covered under 7 AAC 125.030, that is identified in the recipient's service level authorization developed under (a)(2) of this section. The department will not pay a provider for performance of any activity that is not identified in a recipient's service level authorization.(c) A recipient's service level authorization, or an amendment to a recipient's service level authorization developed under 7 AAC 125.026, takes effect upon approval by the department.(d) The department will authorize personal care services for a specific length of time, not to exceed a 12-month period. Eff. 1/26/2012, Register 201; am 7/22/2017,Register 223, October 2017Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030