(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 AOL, 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)
Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030