1. (a) To be covered under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160, ambulatory surgical center services must be

   1. (1) preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or palliative;
   2. (2) directly related to a surgical procedure provided to an outpatient by or under the direction of a physician or dentist;
   3. (3) provided in an ambulatory surgical center; and
   4. (4) listed in the Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ACS) Approved HCPCS Codes and Payment Rates, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900.
2. (b) The department will pay for use of the ambulatory surgical center to perform dental services covered by the department under 7 AAC 110.145 - 7 AAC 110.155, if use of the center is medically necessary.
3. (c) An ambulatory surgical center may not provide overnight services.
4. (d) An ambulatory surgical center must submit a claim to the department for services provided by the ambulatory surgical center separately from submitting a claim to the department for the services of physicians, anesthesiologists, radiologists, and dentists.

(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 8/25/2010, Register 195; am 12/1/2022, Register 244)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.040