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 8 - Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded Services
7 AAC 140.620 - Absence from an ICF/IID

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the department will pay for reserving a bed during a planned temporary absence of a recipient from an ICF/MR if

(b) The department will not pay for reserving a bed during a temporary absence of more than 12 consecutive days, unless the department gives prior authorization for the absence. The department will not pay for reserving a bed if the recipient has total absences in excess of 12 days during a 12-month period, unless the department gives prior authorization for the absence. The ICF/MR must submit a request in writing to the department for any absence in excess of 12 days and receive written approval from the department before the recipient leaves the facility. The department will authorize leaves of any duration to participate in therapeutic or rehabilitative programs that include

(c) In the recipient's plan of care, the ICF/MR shall document the purpose and plan of a therapeutic or rehabilitative absence.

(d) A recipient temporarily absent overnight or longer from the facility on activities paid for and supervised by the facility will be considered as remaining in the facility. In this subsection, "activities" includes specific trips of an educational or training nature and recreational activities, including camping, fishing, and hiking.

(e) If a recipient leaves an ICF/MR for hospitalization, the department will not pay to reserve the recipient's bed at the ICF/MR.