Section 7 AAC 140.500 - Nursing facility enrollment and conditions for paymentFor a nursing facility to be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing nursing facility services, the following requirements must be met:
(1) the nursing facility must (A) be enrolled with the department under 7 AAC 105.210 as an intermediate care facility or skilled nursing facility;(B) if located out of state, be enrolled in the Medicaid program in the jurisdiction where services are provided;(C) meet all federal utilization control and Medicare long-term care facility requirements under 42 C.F.R. Part 456 and 42 C.F.R. Part 483, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900; and(D) meet all certification and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction in which the nursing facility is located; if located in this state, the nursing facility must be licensed and certified under AS 47.32;(2) the department has determined under 7 AAC 140.505 that the recipient's medical needs require the level of care that the nursing facility is certified to provide;(3) the department has given prior authorization to the recipient's placement in the nursing facility.Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193Authority:AS 47.05.010
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