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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 Article 16. Professional Counseling Services. Rule 7 AAC 110.585. Professional counseling services 7 AAC 110.585. Professional counseling services. (a) To be eligible to provide professional counseling services for payment under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160, a provider must

(1) be enrolled as a licensed professional counselor under 7 AAC 105.210; and

(2) have an active license to practice as a professional counselor issued by the jurisdiction in which the professional counselor provides services; if services are provided in this state, the professional counselor must hold an active license under AS 08.29. (b) The department will only pay for covered professional counseling services. Covered professional counseling services are limited to the following behavioral health clinic services without prior authorization:

(1) a mental health intake assessment;

(2) an integrated mental health and substance use intake assessment;

(3) individual psychotherapy;

(4) group psychotherapy;

(5) family psychotherapy;

(6) multi-family group psychotherapy;

(7) screening and brief intervention services described in 7 AAC 135.240;

(8) behavioral health screening under 7 AAC 135.100. (c) A professional counseling services provider must maintain records in accordance with 7 AAC 105.230. (d) If a licensed professional counselor covered under this section provides professional counseling services for another enrolled provider, the licensed professional counselor must request payment for those services in accordance with 7 AAC 135.910(a). (Eff. 8/27/2021, Register 239; am 12/23/2022, Register 244)