Section 7 AAC 127.105 - Employment of Community First Choice personal care services personal care assistants; qualifications(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 !8 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 persona! 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, October 2018Authority:AS 47.05.010
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