Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 110 - Medicaid Coverage; Professional Services
Article 10 - Physician Services
7 AAC 110.450 - Surgical assistant

(a) The department will pay for a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant acting as a surgical assistant. A second surgical assistant will be paid at the same rate as the first surgical assistant if the primary surgeon submits a written explanation acceptable to the department that justifies the need for the second surgical assistant.

(b) The department will not pay a licensed practical nurse, a registered nurse, or an intern therefore acting as a surgical assistant apart from the payment made to the surgeon.