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 140.510 - Intermediate care facility services

(a) The department will pay an intermediate care facility for providing the services described in (b) and (c) of this section if those services are

(b) Intermediate nursing services are the observation, assessment, and treatment of a recipient with long-term illness or disability whose condition is relatively stable and where the emphasis is on maintenance rather than rehabilitation, or care for a recipient nearing recovery and discharge whose condition is relatively stable but who continues to require professional medical or nursing supervision.

(c) Intermediate care may include occupational, physical, or speech-language therapy provided by an aide or orderly under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel or a licensed occupational, physical, or speech-language therapist.