Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 130 - Medicaid Coverage; Home and Community-Based Waiver Services
Article 2 - Home and Community-Based Waiver Services; Nursing Facility and ICF/MR Level of Care
7 AAC 130.207 - Application for home and community-based waiver services

(1) for the recipient categories of children with complex medical conditions, adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and older adults or adults with physical disabilities,

(2) for the recipient category of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, an individual must

(1) for the recipient categories in (a)(1) of this section, send the applicant and the applicant's care coordinator notice in writing of any missing information or documentation needed to make the application complete not later than 14 business days after receipt of an application; unless the department receives the missing information or documentation not later than 15 business days after the date of the notice of an incomplete application, the department will deny the application; and

(2) for the recipient category in (a)(2) of this section, if the individual chooses to continue the application process, follow the application process set out in 7 AAC 130.206(b), after which the individual must follow the process set out in 7 AAC 130.206(b)(1) - (3) and the individual's care coordinator must follow the process set out in 7 AAC 130.206(d).

(1) conduct an assessment under 7 AAC 130.213;

(2) make a level-of-care determination under 7 AAC 130.215; and

(3) notify the applicant and care coordinator of the level-of-care determination, except that the department may extend the notification timeframe for an additional 30 business days if the department, under 7 AAC 130.213(f), forwards an assessment or reassessment for review by an independent qualified health care professional in accordance with AS 47.07.045(b) and 7 AAC 130.219(e)(4).