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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 20 - Buildings and Premises (Repealed) › Article 2 - Insect and Rodent Control (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 20 - Buildings and Premises (Repealed) › Article 3 - Housing (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 20 - Buildings and Premises (Repealed) › Article 5 - Public Toilet Accommodations (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 2 - Schools (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 3 - Hotels and Public Lavatories (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 4 - Swimming Pools and Bathing Areas (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective June 4, 1983, Register 86, have been replaced by regulations in
					 18 AAC 30.500 -
					 18 AAC 30.590, effective June 4,
					 1983, Register 86, in recognition of Executive Order No. 51, which transferred
					 functions from the Department of Health and Social Services to the Department
					 of Environmental Conservation. The history notes of the repealed regulations
					 were not carried forward.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 5 - Barber Shops and Cosmetological Establishments (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 6 - Mattresses (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 7 - Public Nuisances (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The regulations in this article which were repealed
					 effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, have been replaced by regulations in 18
					 AAC 30, effective July 1, 1982, Register 82, pursuant to Executive Order 51,
					 which transferred functions from the Department of Health and Social Services
					 to the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 8 - Day Care, Pre-elementary School, Residential Child Care, and Adult Residential Care Facilities (Repealed) › 7 AAC 22.650 - Infants and toddlers (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 8 - Day Care, Pre-elementary School, Residential Child Care, and Adult Residential Care Facilities (Repealed) › 7 AAC 22.652 - Bedding and personal linens (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 22 - General Sanitation (Repealed) › Article 8 - Day Care, Pre-elementary School, Residential Child Care, and Adult Residential Care Facilities (Repealed) › 7 AAC 22.655 - Special provisions for physically handicapped persons (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.010 - Scope of chapter

Current through May 31, 2024
Except where otherwise specified, grants awarded under
					 7 AAC 23.010 -
					 7 AAC 23.100 are subject to the provisions of 7 AAC
					 78.
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.020 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
Subject to legislative appropriation and the provisions of
					 AS 47.20, the department will award grants for implementation of an infant
					 learning program to eligible applicants in Alaska who document the need for
					 such a program in a grant application submitted in accordance with the
					 provisions of
					 7 AAC 23.010 -
					 7 AAC 23.100 and 7 AAC 78. The purpose of a grant is to
					 provide money for services to preserve and enhance the developmental potential
					 of participants. The program will integrate the medical, nursing, and social
					 services, which are crucial in the first three years of an exceptional child's
					 life, with the special education activity.
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.030 - Eligible applicants

Current through May 31, 2024
Nonprofit organizations, including organized parental
					 groups, regional resource centers, and local education agencies such as school
					 districts or regional educational attendance areas, may apply for a grant under
					 7 AAC 23.010 -
					 7 AAC 23.100.
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.040 - Submission of materials

Current through May 31, 2024
A grant application must contain
(1) a detailed budget and budget
				  narrative;
(2) the current salary
				  schedule of the school district or regional educational attendance area which
				  is closest to the area the applicant is proposing to serve;
(3) the resume and credentials, as soon as
				  they are available, of the teachers that the applicant hires or intends to
				  hire;
(4) the applicant's personnel
				  policy for vacation and holidays; and
(5) all information that will enable review
				  of the application in accordance with criteria specified in
				  7 AAC 78.100.
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.050 - Criteria for review

Current through May 31, 2024
In reviewing an application, the department will consider,
					 in addition to the criteria established in
					 7 AAC 78.100
(1) the proximity of the applicant to the
				  population to be served; and
(2)
				  the ability of the applicant, after receipt of the grant, to hire and pay an
				  infant learning program teacher who is qualified under
				  7 AAC 23.090(a).
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.060 - Costs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The provisions of
				  7 AAC 78.160 do not apply to grants awarded under
				  7 AAC 23.010 -
				  7 AAC 23.100.
(b) A grantee may use money received from a
				  grant to pay the following costs:
(1)
				  salaries and benefits of infant learning program teachers at a level not to
				  exceed annual salaries of special education teachers with comparable
				  credentials and experience who work for the school district or regional
				  educational attendance area which is closest to the area the grantee is
				  serving, and allowing
(A) credit for teaching
				  experience not to exceed five years in a field of early childhood or preschool
				  activity; and
(B) at the discretion
				  of the grantee and with the concurrence of the department, an incentive
				  increment not to exceed 20 percent of the salary as calculated in this section
				  for a teacher with three or more years of service in an infant learning program
				  in Alaska;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.070 - Program coordinator

Current through May 31, 2024
The department's infant-learning program coordinator
					 will
(1) assist grantees in complying
				  with regulations and the terms of a grant in areas such as maximizing parental
				  involvement, providing individualized education, and use of approved methods of
				  instruction;
(2) assist grantees in
				  evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of their services;
(3) promote communication and cooperation
				  among grantees in sharing resources and techniques and in continuity of service
				  for a participant who moves from an area served by one grantee to an area
				  served by another grantee;
(4)
				  promote cooperation among parents, teachers, and other professionals involved
				  in meeting the needs of an infant or child with multiple disabilities;
				  and
(5) plan and conduct in-service
				  education for infant learning program teachers so that professional knowledge
				  and techniques are current and relevant for the population served.
With Register 179, October 2006 and under the authority
						of AS
						44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed
						obsolete terminology concerning persons with disabilities in conformity with
						ch. 25, SLA 2006.
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.080 - Eligible children

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section
				  children must be under three years of age to be eligible for the program. The
				  following order of priority must be used to select participants for enrollment
				  and continued participation in an infant learning program:
(1) children who have a severe or profound
				  developmental delay in their motor or mental development or who have severe
				  sensory impairment such as blindness or deafness;
(2) children who have a mild or moderate
				  developmental delay in their motor or mental development or who have a mild
				  sensory impairment; and
(3)
				  children who have a substantial likelihood of manifesting developmental delay
				  later in life.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.090 - Program standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Minimum qualifications for a teacher in a
				  program under
				  7 AAC 23.010 -
				  7 AAC 23.100 are
(1) a
				  bachelor's degree in special education, early childhood education, physical
				  therapy, occupational therapy, or speech and language therapy; and
(2) one year of experience working in a field
				  of early childhood or preschool activity.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 1 - Infant Learning Program › 7 AAC 23.100 - Evaluation of programs

Current through May 31, 2024
The department will use the following criteria to evaluate
					 grantees:
(1) adequacy of efforts to
				  identify children in need of services under
				  7 AAC 23.010 -
				  7 AAC 23.100, as indicated by the numbers of children
				  referred, screened, and enrolled, in relation to the population of children
				  under age three in the area served by grantee;
(2) adequacy of problem definition and
				  assessment of the status of each participant in the program;
(3) appropriateness and timeliness of the
				  individualized education program for the participant's disability;
(4) adequacy of the written plan for each
				  home visit;
(5) extent of parental
				  involvement;
(6) coordination with
				  other community resources, including medical, social work, and mental health;
				  and
(7) accomplishment of the
				  grantee's goals and objectives.
With Register 179, October 2006 and under the authority
						of AS
						44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed
						obsolete terminology concerning persons with disabilities in conformity with
						ch. 25, SLA 2006.
Authority:
AS 47.20.005
AS 47.20.010
AS 47.20.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.110 - Scope

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)7 AAC 23.100 -
				  7 AAC 23.220 describe the program for children with
				  disabilities. Under that program, the department will refer children to health
				  care providers for diagnosis and treatment or management of conditions that
				  cause children to have disabilities.
(b) Under the program for children with
				  disabilities, the department will pay a cost of medical care for a child with a
				  disability if
(1) an eligible person has
				  properly applied for assistance as required by
				  7 AAC 23.120;
(2) the child is an eligible child as
				  described in
				  7 AAC 23.130;
(3) the condition that causes the child to
				  have a disability is an eligible condition as described in
				  7 AAC 23.140;
(4) the cost is for an eligible service
				  described in
				  7 AAC 23.150;
(5) the department has referred the child to
				  a provider and authorized the care giving rise to the cost as required by
				  7 AAC 23.160;
(6) the child and the child's family have
				  exhausted all alternative resources as required by
				  7 AAC 23.170;
(7) the child and the child's family have
				  agreed to pay a participation amount as required by
				  7 AAC 23.180; and
(8) sufficient money has been appropriated to
				  pay the cost, and the total costs paid on the child's behalf under the program
				  during any state fiscal year does not exceed $20,000, except as provided in
				  7 AAC 23.190.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.120 - Application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may apply for assistance for the
				  diagnosis and treatment of a child under the program for children with
				  disabilities if that person could legally consent to the provision of medical
				  care to the child. To apply, a person shall use forms provided by the
				  department and must submit the application to the department. If an application
				  is not complete, the department, may either reject the application or assist
				  the applicant in completing the application.
(b) An application must include
(1) the name, address, and birthdate of the
				  child with a disability for whom assistance is sought;
(2) the name, home and business address, and
				  telephone numbers of the applicant;
(3) the name, address, telephone number,
				  employment status, and employer of the child's parents or, if applicable,
				  guardians, if the applicant knows this information;
(4) the status of the child's eligibility for
				  Medicaid, Alaska Native Health Service benefits, or other government
				  entitlements;
(5) the status of the
				  child's coverage under any health or dental insurance policy, or under other
				  insurance that might pay for treatment;
(6) the number of persons in the child's
				  family;
(7) the gross income and
				  resources and the allowable deductions of the child's family, as described at
				  7 AAC 23.180(b), for the 12-month
				  period preceding the date of application;
(8) a complete medical history of the child,
				  including
(A) a description of the present
				  complaint;
(B) the name of the
				  child's physician;
(C) the child's
				  social and family history; and
(D)
				  other available medical information about the child's disability;
(9) a release executed by the
				  child's parent or guardian that allows the department to verify any information
				  provided in the application and to secure reports of service provided through
				  this program;
(10) a description of
				  any circumstances that are beyond the control of the child's family and that
				  cause the family to be unable to pay for treatment of the disease or condition
				  that causes the child to have a disability.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.130 - Eligible child

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise described in
				  7 AAC 23.110 -
				  7 AAC 23.220, a child is eligible for assistance under
				  the program for children with disabilities only if
(1) the child is a resident of the
				  state;
(2) the child is under 21
				  years of age;
(3) the child suffers
				  from a chronic disease, defect, or condition as described at
				  7 AAC 23.140;
(4) the disease, defect, or condition that
				  causes the child to have a disability can be ameliorated by treatment;
				  and
(5) the child and the child's
				  family meet the financial eligibility standards of
				  7 AAC 23.180.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.140 - Eligible diseases, defects, and conditions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise described in this section, a disease, defect, or condition is
				  eligible if in the judgment of the department the disease, defect, or condition
(1) has been present for at least six months,
				  or has been present from birth; and
(2) severely impairs the child's growth or
				  development.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.150 - Eligible services

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will not pay the cost of a
				  service unless the department finds that the service is an integral part of the
				  proper treatment or management of an eligible condition that causes a child to
				  have a disability.
(b) In
				  accordance with (a) and except as provided in (c) of this section, the
				  department will pay costs of only the following services:
(1) diagnostic services;
(2) medical and surgical services;
(3) hospitalization;
(4) dental and orthodontal services for an
				  eligible condition;
(5) speech
				  therapy, as provided in (d) of this section, if
(A) a speech disorder is an integral part of
				  another disabling condition; and
(B) the department determines that speech
				  therapy is not reasonably available to a child through the public
				  schools;
(6) physical
				  therapy, as provided in (d) of this section;
(7) occupational therapy, as provided in (d)
				  of this section;
(8) evaluation,
				  fitting, and purchase of hearing aids;
(9) nutritional therapy;
(10) psychological counseling and family
				  therapy if the department determines that the counseling is not reasonably
				  available from a community mental health agency;
(11) rehabilitation equipment;
(12) prescription drugs;
(13) refractions, corrective lenses, and
				  glasses, but only if corrected vision is
(A)
				  essential to a proper management of an eligible eye condition, or
(B) essential to management of multiple
				  sensory disabilities; and
(14) medical foster home care for a period
				  not to exceed three months.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.160 - Authorization of providers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  will refer children to only the following types of providers:
(1) persons currently licensed to practice
				  medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, or optometry;
(2) persons registered as occupational
				  therapists, dieticians, or psychologists;
(3) hospitals currently licensed;
(4) licensed pharmacies;
(5) companies or individuals, not excluded in
				  (b) of this section, that supply medical transportation, ambulance services,
				  oxygen, eyeglasses, prosthetic devices, appliances, meals, lodging, or approved
				  services;
(6) outpatient community
				  mental health centers;
(7) rural
				  health clinics;
(8) licensed
				  outpatient surgical care centers;
(9) licensed foster homes;
(10) licensed physical therapists;
(11) speech therapists and audiologists who
(A) have a certificate of clinical
				  competence; or
(B) have a
				  bachelor's degree and are working under supervision of a speech therapist or
				  audiologist with a certificate; and
(12) home health service agencies licensed by
				  the department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.170 - Exhaustion of alternate resources

Current through May 31, 2024
The department will not pay a cost of treatment unless no
					 other resource is available to pay the cost. A child with a disability and the
					 child's family shall fully use all alternate resources in the community.
					 Alternative resources that the child and the child's family must exhaust before
					 the department will pay costs of treatment include
(1) benefits under a worker's compensation
				  law or plan of the United States or a particular state;
(2) benefits furnished by reason of
				  membership in a prepayment plan, such as a health insurance plan or a Health
				  Maintenance Organization;
(3) items
				  or services provided or paid for directly or indirectly by a private or
				  government health insurance plan or as health benefits of a governmental
				  entity, including
(A) Veterans
				  Administration;
(B) Armed Forces
				  Retirees and Dependents Military Benefits Act;
(C) Armed Forces Active Duty and Dependents
				  Military Medical Benefits Act;
(D)
				  parts A and B of medicare;
(E)
				  Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS);
				  and
(F) Fisherman's Fund;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.190 - Limitations on the amount of benefits and limitations of appropriations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  During each state fiscal year, the department will authorize the payment of
				  costs only to the extent of money allocated in the state budget to the program
				  for children with disabilities. The department will authorize benefits on a
				  first-come, first-served basis, except as otherwise provided in this
				  section.
(b) The department will
				  reserve a portion of the amount allocated in the state budget to the program
				  for children with disabilities for emergencies; life-threatening diseases,
				  defects, and conditions; and diseases, defects, and conditions that will cause
				  severe, permanent impairment if they are not treated during the fiscal year.
				  The department may determine the amount of money that it will keep in reserve
				  at any time, based on the part of the fiscal year that remains and the demand
				  for services of the program that the department expects during the balance of
				  the fiscal year.
(c) The department
				  will pay no more than $20,000 under the program for children with disabilities
				  for any child during any state fiscal year, unless the child's parent or
				  guardian applies for a waiver of the $20,000 limit, and the department finds
				  that there is a severe danger to the child's life or that the child will be
				  permanently disabled without treatment services during the fiscal year that
				  require more than a $20,000 state participation. The child's parent or guardian
				  may provide medical testimony and evidence in support of the request for a
				  waiver.
With Register 179, October 2006 and under the authority
						of AS
						44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed
						obsolete terminology concerning persons with disabilities in conformity with
						ch. 25, SLA 2006.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.010
AS 18.05.030
AS
						18.05.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.200 - Provider agreement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) By providing services or supplies under
				  the program for children with disabilities and billing the department for those
				  services, a provider of services or supplies signifies agreement to cooperate
				  in reports, surveys, or audits conducted by the department, and to comply with
				  the department's regulations governing the program for children with
				  disabilities.
(b) A provider shall
				  retain records necessary to disclose fully to the department the extent of
				  services provided to beneficiaries. The provider shall make information
				  regarding any payment available to the department upon request.
(c) A facility that provides services or
				  supplies under the program for children with disabilities shall allow on-site
				  inspection by authorized representatives of the department.
(d) A provider is responsible for claims
				  submitted or certified by the provider's authorized representative.
(e) A provider's endorsement of a check
				  received from the department, or the endorsement of the provider's agent,
				  certifies that the claim for which the check is payment is true and accurate,
				  unless written notice of an error is sent by the provider to the department
				  within 30 days after the date that the check is negotiated.
(f) The department will not pay a cost of
				  service under the program for children with disabilities unless the provider of
				  the service submits a bill for the service to the department in a timely
				  manner. A provider may not charge a child or the child's parent or guardian for
				  a service authorized by the program for children with disabilities unless the
				  charge is for the family participation amount set by the department under
				  7 AAC 23.180. For the purposes of this subsection, a
				  bill is submitted in a timely manner if
(1)
				  the provider submits it to the department within six months after the service
				  was terminated; or
(2) the provider
				  submits it to the department within one year after provision of the service was
				  terminated and the bill was first submitted to and rejected by an insurance
				  company or a responsible person other than the program for children with
				  disabilities, the child, the child's relative, or the child's
				  guardian.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.210 - Medical facts

Current through May 31, 2024
In determining what services are appropriate or whether a
					 child is eligible for services or a waiver, and in making any other decision
					 under 7 AAC 23.110 -
					 7 AAC 23.220, the department will determine medical
					 conditions and appropriate medical treatments, based on current medical
					 opinions. As used in this section and elsewhere in
					 7 AAC 23.110 -
					 7 AAC 23.220, current medical opinion means any medical
					 theory that is accepted by a significant part of the medical community in the
					 United States.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.010
AS 18.05.030
AS
						18.05.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 23 - Programs for Children with Disabilities › Article 2 - Program for Children with Disabilities › 7 AAC 23.220 - Availability of hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
Upon the presentation of an oral or written request for a
					 hearing, the department will grant a hearing to an applicant whose application
					 or waiver request is not acted upon within 30 days after receipt by the
					 department, or whose application or waiver request is denied in whole or part,
					 or of a child or the parent or guardian of a child whose assistance is reduced
					 or discontinued.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.010
AS 18.05.030
AS
						18.05.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.011 - Designation as a health care services shortage area

Current through May 31, 2024
The commissioner will designate a service area or site as
					 being, or as being located in, a health care services shortage area under AS
					 18.29, if at least one of the following criteria are met:
(1) there is evidence that at least 30
				  percent of the population of the service area or site consists of underserved
				  individuals;
(2) the service area
				  is a rural community;
(3) the
				  United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
				  Services Administration (HRSA),
(A) acting
				  under
				  42 U.S.C.
				  254e and
				  256f,
				  has designated the service area a health professional shortage area (HPSA);
				  or
(B) acting under
				  42 U.S.C.
				  254b(b)(3), has designated
				  the service area a medically underserved area (MUA) or one with a medically
				  underserved population (MUP);
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.021 - Employer site eligibility

Current through May 31, 2024
An employer site must meet the following requirements to
					 participate in the program:
(1) the
				  site must qualify under 7 AAC 24.011 as a health care services shortage
				  area;
(2) the site must submit an
				  employer site application approved by, the department;
(3) the site must maintain clinical and
				  employment documentation for audit, and provide required documents upon the
				  department's request;
(4) the site
				  must maintain a designated site representative that is authorized by the
				  employer to
(A) review and sign contract and
				  program participation documents; and
(B) submit quarterly work reports for
				  participating health care professionals;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.031 - Classification of eligible sites as having either regular or very hard-to-fill positions, or both

Current through May 31, 2024
The commissioner will consider the following factors to
					 determine whether a site has either regular or very hard-to-fill positions, or
					 both:
(1) the length of time to fill a
				  vacancy, including
(A) evidence of Internet
				  postings for 12 months or longer; or
(B) evidence that a locum tenens or other
				  short-term provider filled the position;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.041 - Health care professional eligibility

Current through May 31, 2024
A health care professional must meet the following
					 requirements to be eligible to participate in the program:
(1) the health care professional must be
				  eligible under
				  AS
				  18.29.130(a);
(2) the health care professional may not have
				  a simultaneous contract or service obligation with another entity for loan
				  repayment; for purposes of this paragraph, a simultaneous contract or service
				  obligation does not include
(A) an employer's
				  sign-on bonus, retention bonus, productivity bonus, or similar employer
				  remuneration;
(B) a service
				  obligation in the
(i) reserves of the armed
				  forces of the United States;
(ii)
				  Alaska National Guard, Alaska Naval Militia, or Alaska State Defense Force;
				  or
(iii) commissioned corps of the
				  United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon
				  General, Public Health Service;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.051 - Prioritization of eligible sites and health care professionals.

Current through May 31, 2024
The department will annually issue a public notice of
					 priorities for the application process for eligible employer sites and health
					 care professionals, including occupation types, localities, practice settings,
					 distribution of program participants, and available funding. The commissioner
					 may consider other relevant factors in considering applicants, including
(1) the number of health care employee
				  vacancies at a site;
(2) the number
				  of participants at a site;
(3) the
				  percentage of underserved individuals served;
(4) the extent to which the service area is
				  rural;
(5) the level of social and
				  medical need in the service area;
(6) whether a position serves clientele
				  statewide;
(7) the size of a
				  position's anticipated workload;
(8) a health care professional's
				  specialty;
(9) the occupational mix
				  of staff;
(10) the employer and
				  practice setting;
(11) whether a
				  health care professional who has applied is a new recruit or a retention
				  candidate; or
(12) a health care
				  professional's years of experience.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.061 - Calculation of employer payments

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To help cover
				  accounting, reports, and other program operation costs, the department will
				  charge the employer a per-contract administrative fee of five percent of a
				  health care professional's total contract value.
(b) If the department contracts for services
				  described in
				  AS
				  18.29.105(f)(1) or for a
				  fiscal agent, the department will assess the employer an additional
				  per-contract administrative fee of one and one-half percent of the health care
				  professional's total contract value.
(c) In the annual report to the advisory
				  council, the department will include a summary of expenses relative to fees
				  collected.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.071 - Employer payments

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will calculate the
				  quarterly payment that an employer is to pay under
				  AS
				  18.29.110 based on the fee calculated under 7 AAC 24.061 and on
(1) the quarterly amount of
				  each payment provided according to tier level under
				  AS
				  18.29.115 to each eligible health care
				  professional working for the employer;
(2) whether a health care professional's
				  position is full-time or half-time;
(3) whether a position is regular or very
				  hard-to-fill;
(4) the qualifying
				  student loan debt level or direct incentive option for a health care
				  professional; and
(5) the number of
				  qualified employment hours that a health care professional worked in a calendar
				  quarter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 1 - Eligible Sites and Program Participation › 7 AAC 24.081 - Penalties and reconsideration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  will provide a contract between the eligible health care professional, the
				  eligible employer, and the department. The department will amend or terminate a
				  contract only through a fully executed amendment or termination
				  document.
(b) An employer or health
				  care professional that breaches the contract is subject to penalties under
				  AS
				  18.29.105(d)(3)(B).
(c) An applicant or program participant may
				  request reconsideration of a department decision related to eligibility,
				  penalties, violations, and contract termination.
(d) To request reconsideration of a
				  department decision described in (c) of this section, the applicant or program
				  participant must submit, not later than 30 days after the date of the
				  department's letter setting out the decision, a written request for first-level
				  reconsideration. The request must specify the basis upon which the decision is
				  challenged and include any supporting documentation. The department will notify
				  the applicant or program participant in writing of the department's first-level
				  reconsideration decision.
(e) If
				  unsatisfied with the first-level reconsideration decision, the applicant or
				  program participant may request second-level reconsideration by submitting a
				  written request to the commissioner not later than 30 days after the date of
				  the first-level reconsideration decision. The request must include
(1) a copy of the first-level reconsideration
				  decision;
(2) specification of the
				  basis upon which the decision is challenged, including
(A) a copy of the request for first-level
				  reconsideration and supporting documentation submitted with that request;
				  and
(B) any additional supporting
				  documentation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 2 - Advisory Council › 7 AAC 24.300 - Advisory council membership

Current through May 31, 2024
The advisory council has 15 voting members representing
					 professional associations, health care sites, and health care professions
					 education and training sites. The commissioner will appoint, as at least one of
					 the 15 members, an expert in economic issues related to recruitment and
					 retention of health care professionals in the state. The commissioner will
					 appoint three at-large members, who are experts needed for specific issues that
					 may arise during the administration of the program.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 2 - Advisory Council › 7 AAC 24.310 - Establishment of committee to assist in advisory council duties

Current through May 31, 2024
As needed for it to perform its duties under
					 AS
					 18.29.105(c), the advisory
					 council may establish one or more committees. A committee may be composed of
					 council voting members, council ex- officio members, and persons who are not
					 council members. Only a voting member may chair a committee.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 2 - Advisory Council › 7 AAC 24.320 - Advisory council meetings

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Two-thirds of
				  the individuals currently appointed as voting members constitute a quorum to
				  convene the advisory council and conduct business.
(b) The advisory council shall meet at least
				  quarterly and shall hold an annual meeting, at which time the advisory council
				  shall elect officers and confirm the dates and locations for the next three
				  quarterly meetings.
(c) The
				  advisory council shall conduct public meetings in accordance with the 2011
				  edition of Robert's
Rules of Order Newly Revised.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 2 - Advisory Council › 7 AAC 24.330 - Appointments and terms of advisory council members

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Members of the
				  advisory council serve staggered terms of three years.
(b) A member of the council shall serve until
				  the commissioner appoints a successor.
(c) An appointment to fill a vacancy on the
				  council is for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d) The commissioner will not reappoint a
				  council member who has served all or part of two successive terms unless three
				  years have elapsed since the person last served on the council.
(e) The council shall select two co-chairs
				  from the members to serve terms of one year.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 2 - Advisory Council › 7 AAC 24.340 - Advisory council ex-officio nonvoting members

Current through May 31, 2024
The commissioner will appoint ex-officio nonvoting members
					 as needed to support the goals of the program and the work of the advisory
					 council. Employees of the department are ex-officio members.
Authority:
AS
						18.29.015
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 2 - Public Health › Chapter 24 - Health Care Professions Loan Repayment and Incentive Program › Article 2 - Advisory Council › 7 AAC 24.350 - Termination and removal of advisory council members; conflict of interest

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  Grounds for the commissioner to terminate, under
				  AS
				  18.29.105(c), a member's
				  service on the advisory council include
(1)
				  misconduct;
(2) bias, including
(A) subverting the purposes of the program
				  while representing the advisory council;
(B) taking positions in the name of the
				  council or program without the support of the council, or promising without
				  council support to support the positions or programs of other entities in the
				  name of the council or program;
(3) failure to disclose a conflict of
				  interest as required under this section; or
(4) missing three consecutive
				  meetings.