- (a) The department will pay an in-state ophthalmologist, optometrist, or optician in accordance with 7 AAC 145.020, not to exceed 100 percent of the amount determined under 7 AAC 145.050.
- (b) The department will pay for postoperative management services provided by an optometrist at 10 percent of the rate determined under (a) of this section.
- (c) The department will pay an out-of-state ophthalmologist, optometrist, or optician in accordance with 7 AAC 145.025.
- (d) In addition to the rate paid under (a) - (c) of this section, the department will pay a provider for shipping eyeglasses and contact lenses that are dispensed by mail. Effective July 1 of each year, the department will establish the reimbursement rate for shipping at a rate equal to the United States Postal Service Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box rate effective on July 1 of that year.
(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 3/1/2013, Register 205; am 3/3/2023, Register 245)
Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.040