(a) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing hospice care services, the provider must
- (1) be enrolled in the Medicaid program under 7 AAC 105.210;
- (2) be a public or private organization that the department has certified as a hospice for the purposes of the Medicare program under 42 C.F.R. Part 418, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900; and
- (3) provide hospice care services for periods of at least 210 days.
- (b) If the hospice care provider enrolled under (a) of this section employs individuals to provide professional or specialized services, those employees must individually meet any applicable state licensing requirements.
- (c) The department will not enroll a hospice care organization that is located out of state.
(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193)
Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.040