Notwithstanding any other payment provisions of 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160, the department will pay a tribal health program using
- (1) the Indian Health Service encounter rates, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900; or
- (2) the payment methodology applicable to a nontribal provider in 7 AAC 145, if the tribal health program has elected, under 25 U.S.C 1645, to use that payment methodology for a selected range of services covered under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160.
(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 10/1/2011, Register 199)
Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.040