Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-28-1204 – HNT Criteria for ALTCS Members Under the Age of 18

EMERGENCY RULEMAKING

A. A copy of the HNT for a member under the age of 18 shall be made available on the Administration’s website.
B. For each Direct Care Services category identified in Table 1, a member under the age of 18 will be age-limited by the HNT, except when it is determined that the member requires Extraordinary Care according to Section R9-28-1206.
C. For Habilitation Service identified in Table 2, a member under the age of 18 years will be age-limited by the HNT, except when it is determined that the member requires Extraordinary Care according to Section R9-28-1206.

EMERGENCY RULEMAKING

Table 1. Direct Care Services for Members Under the Age of 18

Direct Care Services Task	Age Limitation
Housekeeping	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 18
Laundry	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 18
Food Shopping	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 18
Medication Pick Up	No age limitation
Meal Preparation and Clean Up	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 12
Specialty Meal Preparation	No age limitation
Eating and Feeding	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 8
Specialty Eating and Feeding	No age limitation
Bathing	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 8
Dressing	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 7
Grooming	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 8
Toileting	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 4
Specialty Toileting Needs	No age limitation
Mobility	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 4
Transferring	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 4
General Supervision	Shall not be assessed for children under the age of 10

Historical Note

New Table 1 made by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4227 (October 31, 2025), with an immediate effective date of October 15, 2025; effective for 180 days (Supp. 25-4).

EMERGENCY RULEMAKING

Table 2. Habilitation Service for Members Under the Age of 18

Member Ages	Weekly Service Limits
Members under the age of 3	Habilitation Service shall not be assessed
Ages 3-5	Not to exceed 5 hours in a 7-day period
Ages 6-9	Not to exceed 9 hours in a 7-day period
Ages 10-12	Not to exceed 11 hours in a 7-day period
Ages 13-17	Not to exceed 14 hours in a 7-day period

Historical Note

New Table 2 made by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4227 (October 31, 2025), with an immediate effective date of October 15, 2025; effective for 180 days (Supp. 25-4).

Historical Note

New Section made by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4227 (October 31, 2025), with an immediate effective date of October 15, 2025; effective for 180 days (Supp. 25-4).