Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 135 - Medicaid Coverage; Behavioral Health Services
Article 2 - Medicaid Behavioral Health Services
7 AAC 135.210 - Peer support services
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 135.210
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) A community behavioral health services provider may only bill the department for peer support services if those services
(1)
include
(A) one-on-one, family, or group
activities designed to assist the recipient attain identified treatment
goals;
(B) assisting the recipient
or recipient's family in regaining balance and control of their
lives;
(C) enhancing the
recipient's community living skills; and
(D) supporting a self-directed recovery and
independence;
(2) are
based on the unique therapeutic relationship between the provider, the
recipient, and the recipient's family;
(3) are included in the recipient's
behavioral health treatment plan; and
(4) are focused on the current presenting
problems, diagnosed conditions. and functional impairment's included in the
recipient's treatment plans.
(b) Peer support services must be provided by a person who has lived experience and who
(1)
maintains frequent in-person or telephonic contact with the recipient to
achieve all the objectives listed in (a) of this section; and
(2) meets the requirements of
7
AAC 138.400.
(c) Subject to the limitation in 7 AAC 135.040, peer support services may be offered as a standalone service or in combination with
(1)
individual therapeutic behavioral health services for children under
7
AAC 135.220; or
(2) family therapeutic behavioral health
services for children under
7
AAC 135.220
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030
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