Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7, § 12.600
Scope
Effective Sep 30, 2007Alaska Register 183(Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 9/6/96, Register 139; am 9/1/2000, Register 155; am 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 12/3/2006, Register 180; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 5/24/2007, Register 182; am 9/30/2007, Register 183) | Authority: AS 18.05.040, AS 47.05.340, AS 47.32.060, AS 18.20.075, AS 47.32.010, AS 47.32.070, AS 18.20.080, AS 47.32.020, AS 47.32.080, AS 18.20.085, AS 47.32.030, AS 47.32.120, AS 47.05.300, AS 47.32.040, AS 47.32.130, AS 47.05.310, AS 47.32.050, AS 47.32.140
- (a) Unless indicated otherwise in this chapter, a facility required to be licensed under AS 47.32 and this chapter must comply with the provisions of 7 AAC 10.9500 - 7 AAC 10.9535 (General Variance Procedures), 7 AAC 10.9600 - 7 AAC 10.9620 (Inspections and Investigations), 7 AAC 12.600, 7 AAC 12.605, 7 AAC 12.610, 7 AAC 12.620, and 7 AAC 12.920, and with the applicable provisions of this section for each type of facility. A critical access hospital must also comply with 7 AAC 12.612.
- (b) A general acute care hospital, rural primary care hospital, long-term acute care hospital, critical access hospital, specialized hospital, and nursing facility must comply with 7 AAC 12.630 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730 - 7 AAC 12.770, 7 AAC 12.860, and 7 AAC 12.890 - 7 AAC 12.910.
- (c) An intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition must comply with 7 AAC 12.650, 7 AAC 12.760, 7 AAC 12.860, and 7 AAC 12.900 - 7 AAC 12.910.
- (d) An ambulatory surgical facility must comply with 7 AAC 12.630, 7 AAC 12.650 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730 - 7 AAC 12.770, 7 AAC 12.860, and 7 AAC 12.890 - 7 AAC 12.910.
- (e) A free-standing birth center must comply with 7 AAC 12.650 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730 - 7 AAC 12.760, 7 AAC 12.860, 7 AAC 12.890, and 7 AAC 12.910.
- (f) A home health agency must comply with 7 AAC 12.500 - 7 AAC 12.590.
- (g) A facility licensed under this chapter, with the exception of a home health agency, that provides a service described in 7 AAC 12.670 - 7 AAC 12.720, 7 AAC 12.780, 7 AAC 12.790 - 7 AAC 12.850, 7 AAC 12.870, or 7 AAC 12.880 must comply with the section of this chapter governing the provision of that service, unless otherwise indicated.
- (h) A frontier extended stay clinic must comply with 7 AAC 12.450 - 7 AAC 12.490, and the applicable provisions of 7 AAC 12.630 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730, 7 AAC 12.750, 7 AAC 12.760, 7 AAC 12.770, 7 AAC 12.860, 7 AAC 12.890, and 7 AAC 12.910.
- (i) A hospice agency must also comply with the applicable provisions of 7 AAC 12.310 - 7 AAC 12.349, 7 AAC 12.690, 7 AAC 12.700, and 7 AAC 12.910. If the hospice agency provides inpatient care on agency premises, the hospice agency is also subject to the requirements for a nursing home set out in (b) of this section, except for 7 AAC 12.770.
(Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 9/6/96, Register 139; am 9/1/2000, Register 155; am 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 12/3/2006, Register 180; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 5/24/2007, Register 182; am 9/30/2007, Register 183)
Authority: AS 18.05.040, AS 47.05.340, AS 47.32.060, AS 18.20.075, AS 47.32.010, AS 47.32.070, AS 18.20.080, AS 47.32.020, AS 47.32.080, AS 18.20.085, AS 47.32.030, AS 47.32.120, AS 47.05.300, AS 47.32.040, AS 47.32.130, AS 47.05.310, AS 47.32.050, AS 47.32.140