Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 110 - Medicaid Coverage; Professional Services
Article 4 - Direct-Entry Midwife Services
7 AAC 110.180 - Direct-entry midwife coverage and limitations

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 110.180

Current through November 28, 2024

(a) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing direct-entry midwife services, a direct-entry midwife must

(1) be enrolled as a direct-entry midwife in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210; and

(2) have an active license or certification to practice as a direct-entry midwife issued by the jurisdiction in which the individual provides services; if services are provided in this state, the individual must be certified under AS 08.65.

(b) Direct-entry midwife services are those services for the management of prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care that a direct-entry midwife is certified to provide under 12 AAC 14. The department will pay for only the direct-entry midwife services identified in the Fee Schedule for Direct-Entry Midwife Services, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900.

(c) The department will not enroll a direct-entry midwife in training or an apprentice.

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.030

AS 47.07.040

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