Section 7 AAC 125.040 - Personal care services; excluded services(a) Personal care services do not include (1) application of dressings involving prescription medication and aseptic techniques, except as allowed under 7 AAC 125.030(d)(3);(2) invasive body procedures, including (A) tracheostomy care, deep suctioning, and care and maintenance of intravenous equipment;(B) tube feedings, except as allowed under 7 AAC 125.030(b)(5)(B);(C) insertion or removal of catheters or the administration of enemas;(D) injection of medication and administration of medication, except as provided under 7 AAC 125.030(d)(1);(3) cleaning an area not used directly by the recipient, home maintenance, or pet care, except care for a service animal under 7 AAC 125.030(c)(3)(F);(4) an activity that the department determines could be performed by the recipient;(5) respite care to relieve a member of the recipient's household, a family member, or a caregiver from the responsibility of caring for the recipient;(6) an activity that is not included in the recipient's service level authorization approved under 7 AAC 125.024;(7) care of other members of the recipient's household, babysitting, or social visitation;(8) services provided under 7 AAC 130 (Medicaid coverage; home and community-based waiver services);(9) supervision, except for supervision under 7 AAC 125.030(b)(5)(C);(10) oversight or standby functions;(11) monitoring of equipment;(12) an activity that supplants or duplicates assistance offered by an individual or organization without charge;(13) an activity for which payment for performance of that activity is the responsibility of a third party;(14) assistance with an IADL under 7 AAC 125.030(c) that (A) is the responsibility of the spouse of the recipient, the parent of a minor child who is the recipient, or an individual with a duty to support the recipient under state law,(B) duplicates services that other recipients living in the same residence receive as assistance with IADLs under this section or similar services under 7 AAC 127.087, and those services arc sufficient to maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe environment for all recipients in that residence; however, the department may authorize assistance with an IADL that duplicates services if it is justified as necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of a recipient;(15) assistance with an activity that is a parental responsibility for a minor recipient, and that, if not provided, would be considered neglect of a child under AS 47.10.014;(16) range-of-motion exercise, walking exercise, or other types of exercise, except for passive range-of-motion as specified in 7 AAC 125.030(d)(5); or(17) any activity not specified in 7 AAC 125.030.(b) The department will not make separate payment for personal care services under 7 AAC 125.010-7 AAC 125.199, if a recipient receives residential habilitation services as in-home support habilitation services under 7 AAC 130.265(h). (c) A recipient that is eligible for both Community First Choice chore services under 7 AAC 127.087 and personal care services under 7 AAC 125.030(c) must choose either to receive chore services or to have similar activities performed as personal care services. Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 1/26/2012, Register 201; am 11/3/2012, Register 204; am 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 7/22/2017, Register 223, October 2017; am 1/1/2021, Register 236, January 2021Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030