1. (a) If the department determines that a behavioral health services provider is not in compliance with this chapter or the provider's action or inaction is placing the health, safety, or well-being of a recipient in jeopardy, the department may

   1. (1) request voluntary surrender of an approval;
   2. (2) impose a temporary or permanent special condition on the provider's approval;
   3. (3) impose a specific probationary period during which the provider must correct the deficiencies that the department has identified;
   4. (4) suspend the provider's approval for a specific period of time;
   5. (5) revoke the provider's approval.
2. (b) The department will suspend or revoke a provider's approval if, during a probationary period imposed under (a)(3) of this section, a provider fails to correct the deficiencies that the department has identified.
3. (c) The department will notify a provider of its intention to impose a special condition, impose a probationary period, suspend an approval, or revoke an approval under (a)(2) - (5) of this section in accordance with AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630, including a provider's right to appeal that action.

(Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199)

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