(a) To receive payment for Community First Choice personal care services, a personal care assistant must be employed in either a consumer-directed program or an agency-based program, and must
- (1) be at least 18 years of age;
- (2) comply with the requirements of this chapter; and
- (3) have on file documentation of successful completion of training to assist a recipient to learn the skills necessary to perform independently the personal care services specified in a recipient's service level authorization, in addition to training requirements in 7 AAC 125.090.
(b) A Community First Choice personal care services provider agency is subject to the applicable requirements of AS 47.05.300 - 47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990. The provider agency shall submit to the department a request for a criminal history check for each personal care assistant as required under 7 AAC 10.910. The department will not pay for services provided by a personal care assistant if
- (1) a criminal history check was not requested as required under 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990; or
- (2) the department determines that a barrier crime or condition exists with respect to a personal care assistant or revokes a background check under 7 AAC 10.945; however, the department will not withhold payment if it grants a provisional valid history check under 7 AAC 10.920, a redetermination under 7 AAC 10.927, or a variance under 7 AAC 10.930 and 7 AAC 10.935.
(Eff. 10/1/2018, Register 227)
Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.036, AS 47.07.040