Section 7 AAC 140.310 - Covered hospital services(a) The department will pay for those hospital services for which a revenue code is listed in Section I of the Inpatient/Outpatient Hospital Services section of the Alaska Provider Billing Manual, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900, and in the Covered Revenue Codes for Outpatient Hospitals and the Covered Revenue Codes for Inpatient Hospitals of the Indian Health Service (IHS)/Tribal Facility Services section of the Alaska Provider Billing Manual, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900. Some revenue codes are for services that are limited based on recipient age, gender, and eligibility category as otherwise provided in AS 47.07, 7 AAC 100, or 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160.(b) The department will pay for the standard daily hospital service, which includes room, linen service, meals, special diets, general nursing service, medical records and admitting service, use of ordinary hospital equipment and instruments, routine treatments, routine drugs, and routine supplies.(c) The department will pay for the central hospital service, which includes supplies and preparing, handling, and storing supplies.(d) The department will pay a hospital for drugs prescribed by the attending physician or other dispensing provider only if the drugs are administered to the recipient while the patient is receiving care in the hospital.Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 1/1/2024, Register 248, January 2024Authority:AS 47.05.010
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