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Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 7 AAC 135.110. Professional behavioral health assessments. (a) If an individual requests treatment, or is referred by a court or other agency, as an individual who is suspected of having a behavioral health disorder that could require behavioral health services, the department will pay
(1) a community behavioral health services provider for the following services:
(A) one of the following behavioral health intake assessments:
(i)a mental health intake assessment under (b) of this…#
(i) a mental health intake assessment under (b) of this section;
(ii)a substance use intake assessment under (c) of this…#
(ii) a substance use intake assessment under (c) of this section;
(iii) an integrated mental health and substance use intake assessment under (d) of this section;
(B) a psychiatric assessment under (e) of this section;
(C) psychological testing and evaluation under (g) of this section;
(2) a mental health physician clinic for
(A) a mental health intake assessment under (b) of this section;
(B) a psychiatric assessment under (e) of this section;
(C) psychological testing and evaluation under (g) of this section;
(D) an integrated mental health and substance use intake assessment under (d) of this section. (b) To qualify for payment, a mental health intake assessment must be
(1) documented in the recipient’s clinical record in accordance with 7 AAC 105.230 and 7 AAC 135.130;
(2) conducted in accordance with
(A) the requirements of 7 AAC 135.010(b)(1), if the provider is a community