1. (a) To be approved by the department as a community behavioral health services provider listed in 7 AAC 70.010(a)(1)(A) and (B), a provider

   1. (1) must be a city, borough, or other political subdivision of the state or a nonprofit corporation;
   2. (2) must be receiving money from the department under AS 47.30.475 or 47.30.520 - 47.30.620;
   3. (3) if providing behavioral health clinic services, must have a documented formal agreement with a physician to provide general direction and direct clinical services as needed;
   4. (4) must collect and report the statistics, service data, and other information requested by the department under AS 47.30.477, 47.30.530, AS 47.37.040, or 47.37.140;
   5. (5) must participate in the department's service delivery planning as required under AS 47.30.540 or AS 47.37.140(d);
   6. (6) must maintain a clinical record for each recipient in accordance with the standards used for the Medicaid program under 7 AAC 105.230 and 7 AAC 135.130;
   7. (7) must have policies and procedures in place that incorporate the recipient's personal financial circumstances when determining the amount a recipient is required to pay for services;
   8. (8) may not deny treatment to an otherwise eligible recipient due to the recipient's inability to pay for the service;
   9. (9) may not supplant local funding available to pay for behavioral health services or programs with money received under AS 47.30.475, 47.30.520 - 47.30.620, or AS 47.37;
   10. (10) must be a dual diagnosis capable program or dual diagnosis enhanced program;
   11. (11) if providing withdrawal management services, must meet the additional requirements of 7 AAC 70.110;
   12. (12) if providing residential substance use disorder treatment services, must meet the additional requirements of 7 AAC 70.120;
   13. (13) if providing opioid use disorder treatment services, must meet the additional requirements of 7 AAC 70.125;
   14. (14) if providing behavioral health services to a recipient referred by the alcohol safety action program under 7 AAC 70.145, must meet the additional requirements of that section;
   15. (15) must ensure that all recipients have given informed consent;
   16. (16) must report to the department any recipient who is missing or deceased;
   17. (17) must comply with the requirements of AS 47.05.300 - 47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990 as applicable for each individual described in 7 AAC 10.900(b) associated with the provider; and
   18. (18) must submit to the department a record of a criminal history background check for each member of the provider's staff upon request.
2. (b) Money from the department under AS 47.30.475, 47.30.520 - 47.30.620, or AS 47.37 must be used to provide services to a recipient and may not be used to pay for capital expenditures.
3. (c) A community behavioral health services provider may contract with another provider to provide behavioral health services or programs directly to a recipient.

(Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199; am 4/9/2017, Register 222; am 4/24/2020, Register 234)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.30.477, AS 47.30.570, AS 47.30.470, AS 47.30.530, AS 47.37.140, AS 47.30.475, AS 47.30.540