To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for ambulatory surgical center services, an ambulatory surgical center must

1. (1) be enrolled in the Medicaid program under 7 AAC 105.210;
2. (2) have a system to transfer recipients requiring emergency admittance or overnight care to a licensed, Medicaid-enrolled facility following any surgical procedure performed at the ambulatory surgical center;
3. (3) have a department-approved utilization review plan under 7 AAC 160.140; and
4. (4) except for ambulatory surgical centers operated by a tribal health program under 7 AAC 155.010, comply with the requirements of 7 AAC 150.

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

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.040