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 120.425 - Accommodation services

(a) The department will pay for accommodation services, including food and lodging, that are authorized by the department and incurred by a recipient and the recipient's authorized escort who are required to travel to receive necessary medical care and cannot reasonably return to the recipient's home community on the same day. Food is covered only if the lodging provider that is enrolled under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 provides food.

(b) The department will pay for lodging at an all-inclusive flat rate and for food up to the maximum daily rate established by the department..

(c) The department will not pay for nonessential services as part of accommodation services. Nonessential services include

(d) The department will not pay for accommodations for a recipient or an authorized escort if appropriate lodging is available to the recipient or authorized escort at no expense.