In 7 AAC 145.700 - 7 AAC 145.739,

1. (1) "charity care" means health care services that

   1. (A) a health clinic does not expect to result in cash payments;
   2. (B) result from a health clinic's policy to provide health care services free of charge to an individual who meets certain financial criteria; and
   3. (C) are provided for by a health care provider, clinician, volunteer, or staff member, and for which the health care provider, clinician, volunteer or staff member does not expect to receive payment;
2. (2) "health clinic" has the meaning given in 7 AAC 140.229;

3. (3) "visit" means the aggregate of in-person and synchronous telehealth encounters, occurring on the same calendar day and at a single location, between the health clinic recipient and one or more rural health clinic professionals; for purposes of this paragraph, "aggregate of in-person and synchronous telehealth encounters" does not include

   1. (A) multiple encounters in which, after the first encounter, the recipient suffers an additional illness or injury requiring additional diagnosis or treatment;
   2. (B) an encounter for dental or mental health diagnosis or treatment that occurs on the same calendar day and single location as one or more encounters for medical diagnosis or treatment; or
   3. (C) charity care;
4. (4) "adjusted Medicare cost report" means a base year's Medicare cost report that has been adjusted in accordance with 7 AAC 145.700 - 7 AAC 145.720.

(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 9/1/2023, Register 247; am 2/16/2024, Register 249)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.070, AS 47.07.074, AS 47.07.069, AS 47.07.073