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(Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.20.010 AS 18.20.060 7 AAC 12.180. Long-term care service. If a hospital provides long-term care service, the service must also comply with 7 AAC 12.250 — 7 AAC 12.290. The requirements of this section do not apply to a long-term acute care hospital. (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 6/23/2006, Register 178) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 12.190. Designation of critical access hospital under Medicare. (a) The department will designate a hospital that is licensed under this chapter as a critical access hospital under Medicare if the hospital meets the conditions of participation set out at 42 C.F.R. 485.601 — 42 C.F.R. 485.645, as amended through July 1, 1999 and adopted by reference, and the requirements of this section. (b) To be eligible for designation as a critical access hospital under Medicare, a hospital must satisfy the criteria set out at 42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B) and hold a license under 7 AAC 12 as a hospital. An eligible hospital that wishes to be designated as a critical access hospital under Medicare must submit to the department

(1) an application on a form provided by the department;

(2) a description of the area served by the applicant;

(3) a community needs assessment analyzing the availability and utilization of health care services in the applicant’s service area, including acute care, primary care, and emergency