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AS 18.08.080 AS 47.06.010 AS 47.37.045
AS 18.25.100 AS 47.20.075 AS 47.40.041
AS 18.28.010 AS 47.20.110 AS 47.40.120
AS 18.28.050 AS 47.27.005 AS 47.80.130
AS 29.60.600 AS 47.27.050
AS 44.29.020 AS 47.30.477 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 81.080 to add references to AS 44.30.020 and AS 47.06.010. 7 AAC 81.090. Subcontracts. (a) Subject to prior department approval, a provider may enter into a subcontract for the performance of a service covered by the provider agreement only if the provider
(1) remains administratively and financially responsible for the service and is responsible for the performance of the subcontractor;
(2) ensures that the subcontractor’s records are protected, preserved, and retained as required by this chapter; and
(3) demonstrates that the method of procurement to be used to identify the subcontractor will be reasonably competitive. (b) The provider shall ensure that a subcontract authorized under this section requires the subcontractor to provide the department, the provider, or a representative of the department or provider with reasonable access to the subcontractor’s books, documents, papers, and records if the department or the provider determines that access to this information is necessary. The subcontract must state that the department may, at any time, obtain and retain the original of any records generated as a result of the provider agreement to which the subcontract applies. (Eff. 7/21/2002, Register 163; am 6/24/2004, Register 170) Statutory Authority: