Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 105 - Medicaid Provider and Recipient Participation
Article 3 - Provider Sanctions and Remedies
7 AAC 105.490 - Definitions

(1) "closed-end provider agreement" means an agreement that is for a specific period of time not to exceed 12 months and that must be renewed in order for the provider to continue to participate in the Medicaid program;

(2) "termination from participation" means a permanent exclusion from participation in the Medicaid program;

(3) "withholding of payments" means a reduction or adjustment of the amounts paid to a provider on pending and subsequently submitted bills for purposes of offsetting overpayments previously made to the provider.