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provider or consulting provider may bill only for the portion of the encounter that was within that provider’s scope of license or certification and only if the rendered portion of the encounter met all criteria of a separately billable service; (7) except as otherwise provided in 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160, a recipient must be present during and participate in a telehealth encounter; (8) the provider must comply with all record keeping requirements set out under 7 AAC 105.230 for all telehealth services rendered; (9) the rendering provider and consulting provider, when delivering a service by means of a synchronous telehealth modality, must annotate the patient’s clinical record with the method of delivery, the recipient’s location during the delivery of the service, and confirmation that the recipient has consented to a telehealth method of delivery. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 9/1/2023, Register 247) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.069 7 AAC 110.635. Telehealth exclusions. The department will not pay

(1) for the use, or any costs associated with the use, of technological equipment and systems associated with the delivery of a service by means of a telehealth modality;

(2) a provider for communication with that provider’s supervising provider or communication with a provider who is acting in a supervisory capacity;

(3) a supervising provider or a provider who is acting in a supervisory capacity for communication with a supervisee or for review of a supervisee’s work;

(4) a provider participating in a telehealth encounter whose sole purpose is to facilitate the telehealth encounter between the recipient and a rendering provider or a consulting provider;

(5) for a failed or unsuccessful telehealth connection or transmission;

(6) for the following services when provided by means of a telehealth modality: