Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 140 - Medicaid Coverage; Facility and Facility-Based Services
Article 7 - Nursing Facility Services: ICF and SNF
7 AAC 140.500 - Nursing facility enrollment and conditions for payment

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 140.500

Current through November 28, 2024

For a nursing facility to be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing nursing facility services, the following requirements must be met:

(1) the nursing facility must

(A) be enrolled with the department under 7 AAC 105.210 as an intermediate care facility or skilled nursing facility;

(B) if located out of state, be enrolled in the Medicaid program in the jurisdiction where services are provided;

(C) meet all federal utilization control and Medicare long-term care facility requirements under 42 C.F.R. Part 456 and 42 C.F.R. Part 483, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900; and

(D) meet all certification and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction in which the nursing facility is located; if located in this state, the nursing facility must be licensed and certified under AS 47.32;

(2) the department has determined under 7 AAC 140.505 that the recipient's medical needs require the level of care that the nursing facility is certified to provide;

(3) the department has given prior authorization to the recipient's placement in the nursing facility.

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.030

AS 47.07.040

AS 47.07.070

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