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(2) up to 12 hours of services in a calendar year for counseling and follow-up care after the initial assessment for counseling and follow-up care;

(3) more than 12 hours of service in a calendar year if those hours are

(A) medically justified and prescribed by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant, who may order those services within the scope of the practitioner’s license; and

(B) given prior authorization by the department. (d) The department will pay an independently practicing enrolled provider of nutrition services directly. If a provider of nutrition services provides services as a member of the staff of a hospital or other facility that is a Medicaid provider, the department will make payment to the facility. The department will not separately pay for inpatient nutrition services provided to a recipient in a hospital or nursing facility. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 5/1/2016, Register 218; am 4/24/2020, Register 234) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 110.280. Nutrition services for pregnant women. (a) The department will pay for outpatient nutrition services provided to a recipient who is

(1) pregnant;

(2) consistent with the criteria in (b) of this section, determined to be at high risk nutritionally by

(A) a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant who may order those services within the scope of the practitioner’s license or certification; or

(B) a licensed dietitian or nutritionist employed by a hospital or the state’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) under 42 U.S.C. 1786. (b) A pregnant recipient is at high risk nutritionally if the recipient

(1) has a chronic or metabolic disease;

(2) has a disease or condition that requires a prescribed therapeutic diet;