- (a) The department will pay an in-state advanced practice registered nurse, including a nurse midwife, in accordance with 7 AAC 145.020, not to exceed 85 percent of the rate determined under 7 AAC 145.050.
- (b) The department will pay an out-of-state advanced practice registered nurse the rate determined under 7 AAC 145.025.
- (c) The department will pay an advanced practice registered nurse acting as a surgical assistant the lesser of the billed charges or 25 percent of the rates established for an advanced practice registered nurse under (a) of this section. The department will not pay for an advanced practice registered nurse as the primary surgeon.
- (d) The department will not pay separately for office medical supplies and services associated with office visits and procedures because they are included in the practice expense component of the RBRVS methodology used in 7 AAC 145.050. The department will pay for nonroutine office medical and surgical supplies in accordance with 7 AAC 145.050(h).
- (e) Repealed 5/1/2016.
- (f) The department will pay for laboratory services in accordance with payment methodology identified in 7 AAC 145.460.
(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 5/1/2016, Register 218; am 7/1/2019, Register 231; am 4/24/2020, Register 234)