Under AS 44.62.245(a)(2), in adopting or amending regulations under this chapter, the department may incorporate future amended versions of a document or reference material incorporated by reference if the document or reference material is one of the following:
- (1) Current Procedural Terminology Codes, produced by the American Medical Association;
- (2) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (3) International Classification of Diseases, published by the World Health Organization;
- (4) Relative Value Guide, produced by the American Society of Anesthesiologists;
- (5) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, produced by the American Psychiatric Association;
- (6) Current Dental Terminology, published by the American Dental Association;
- (7) Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (8) Ambulatory Payment Classifications, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (9) Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (10) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, developed by the National Center for Health Statistics;
- (11) Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (12) Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
- (13) Payment Allowance Limits for Medicare Part B Drugs, Average Sale Price, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or
- (14) Ambulance Fee Schedule, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.