1. (a) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing podiatry services, a provider must

   1. (1) be enrolled as a podiatrist in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210; and
   2. (2) have an active license to practice podiatry issued by the jurisdiction in which the podiatrist provides services; if services are provided in this state the podiatrist must hold an active license under AS 08.64.

2. (b) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing podiatry services in a group practice, the group must

   1. (1) be enrolled in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210; and
   2. (2) be comprised of one or more individuals who meet the requirements of (a) of this section.
3. (c) In addition to meeting the requirements of (a) of this section, to be eligible for payment for laboratory services performed in the podiatrist's own laboratory, a podiatrist must have a CMS Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certificate of waiver under 42 C.F.R. 493.35 - 493.37 or a registration certificate under 42 C.F.R. 493.43 - 493.45. A copy of the CLIA certificate of waiver or registration certificate must be submitted with the application for enrollment under 7 AAC 105.210.
4. (d) In addition to meeting the requirements of (a) of this section, to be eligible for payment for dispensing prescription drugs, a podiatrist must enroll as a dispensing provider under 7 AAC 120.100.

(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.040