Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 120 - Medicaid Coverage; Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies; Durable Medical Equipment; Prosthetics and Orthotics Transportation Services
Article 3 - Transportation and Accommodation Services
7 AAC 120.420 - Air ambulance services
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 120.420
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) The department will pay for air ambulance services only if
(1) the recipient is being transferred to
another community to receive a medically necessary higher level of care not
available in the recipient's community; and
(2) the patient is accompanied by
appropriately credentialed medical personnel.
(b) If a recipient needs to travel to another community to receive a lower level of care and is unable to travel on a commercial airline, the department may authorize transportation in a air ambulance, but will only pay the provider for the lift-off fee at the point of patient pickup.
(c) The department will not pay for an authorized escort under 7 AAC 120.430 to accompany a recipient on an air ambulance flight.
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030
AS 47.07.040
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