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Authority: AS 47.30.660 AS 47.31.025 AS 47.31.090 7 AAC 72.510. Rate of reimbursement for mental health services. As the payor of last resort, subject to department approval and the availability of appropriations from the legislature, the department will reimburse a designated facility for a service provided under 7 AAC 72.520(a) or (b) to a person who is eligible for financial assistance under AS 47.31.010. Reimbursement will be at the Medicaid rate that is

(1) set under 7 AAC 43.670 — 7 AAC 43.709 in accordance with AS 47.07.070; and

(2) in effect for the facility at the time the service was rendered, before any year-end review under 7 AAC 43.670 — 7 AAC 43.709. (Eff. 3/16/2001, Register 157; am 6/24/2004, Register 170) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.30.660 AS 47.31.025 AS 47.31.090 7 AAC 72.520. Mental health services eligible for financial assistance. (a) Subject to (d) of this section, if the department determines under 7 AAC 72.540 that a person who received evaluation or treatment at a designated facility is eligible for financial assistance, the department will provide reimbursement under 7 AAC 72.510 for the following mental health services that are provided by a designated facility and that are directly related to a patient’s mental health condition that resulted in eligibility for financial assistance under AS 47.31.010:

(1) emergency room costs;

(2) staff physician services, if those services are not already included in the facility’s daily rate;

(3) physician services, if those services require the action of a physician who is not a member of the designated facility’s staff;

(4) physician court time costs for participation in a commitment hearing;