Current through February 27, 2024
(a) To
participate in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health record incentive program a
provider must electronically register using the
(1) Medicare and Medicaid electronic health
record incentive program registration and attestation system; and
(2) Alaska Medicaid state-level registry for
provider incentive payments.
(b) To complete the registration, a provider
must submit to the department the provider's
(1) state Medicaid enrollment
number;
(2) state professional or
facility licensing information;
(3)
Medicaid patient volume or needy individual patient volume that meets the
minimum requirements of
7
AAC 165.010;
(4) federal taxpayer identification number
that the provider is using to identify the individual or group who will receive
the incentive payment;
(5) national
provider identifier number under
45 C.F.R.
162.402 -
162.414 that the provider will use
to participate in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health record incentive
program;
(6) attestation that meets
the requirements of (c) or (d) of this section; and
(7) electronic mail address to be used for
official correspondence between the department and provider.
(c) If registering to participate
in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health record incentive program for the first
time, a provider must attest
(1) to meeting
the annual Medicaid patient volume or needy individual patient volume
requirements of
7
AAC 165.010;
(2) to adopting, implementing, or upgrading
of electronic health records technology used in the provider's practice, or to
meeting, with respect to that technology, the meaningful use objectives and
measures applicable to the type of provider that are established in
42 C.F.R.
495.6, revised as of November 12, 2012, and
adopted by reference;
(3) that the
electronic health records technology used is certified by the national
coordinator for health information technology under
45 C.F.R.
170.102 -
170.306;
(4) to the accuracy of the electronic health
record certification number provided;
(5) to any voluntary assignment made by the
provider; and
(6) to the accuracy
of the data used to determine the incentive payment calculations, if the
provider is a hospital provider; the data used must be available for inspection
under 7 AAC 105.
(d) If
registering for any participation year after the provider's initial year of
participation in the Alaska Medicaid electronic health records incentive
program, the provider must attest to
(1)
meeting the applicable annual Medicaid patient volume or needy individual
patient volume requirements of
7
AAC 165.010;
(2) using the data in a manner that meets the
meaningful use objectives and measures applicable to the type of provider that
are established in 42 C.F.R.
495.6, adopted by reference in (c)(2) of this
section;
(3) the accuracy of the
electronic health record certification number provided;
(4) any voluntary assignment made by the
provider; and
(5) the accuracy of
the data used to determine the incentive payment calculations, if the provider
is a hospital provider; the data used must be available for inspection under 7
AAC 105.
(e) The
electronic registration process is not complete until
(1) the provider sends the attestation and
all supporting documentation to the department as an electronic document
through the Alaska Medicaid state-level registry for provider incentive
payments; and
(2) the department
has received the material submitted under (1) of this subsection.
(f) Before determining if the
provider meets the requirements of this chapter, the department may request any
missing or additional information from the provider. If missing or additional
information is required, the department will notify the provider by electronic
mail of the specific information needed. A provider must submit the additional
information to the department no later than 30 days after the date of the
electronic mail notice. If the provider fails to submit the required
information during that period, the department will determine the registration
incomplete.
(g) Before determining
if the provider meets the requirements of this chapter, the department will
evaluate the facts to which the provider has attested and may request
additional information from sources other than the provider to validate the
provider's attestation submitted under this section.
The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record
incentive program registration and attestation system referenced in
7
AAC 165.020 can be found at the Internet address:
https://ehrincentives.cms.gov/hitech/login.action [File Link Not Available].
The Alaska Medicaid state-level registry for provider incentive payments
referenced in
7
AAC 165.020 can be found at the Internet address:
http://ak.arraincentive.com/.
Authority:AS
47.05.010
AS 47.07.030
AS
47.07.040
