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Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 Editor’s note: 7 AAC 138.030 was effective as an emergency regulation July 1, 2019. In reviewing the permanent amendments in accordance with AS 44.62.060 and 44.62.125, the regulations attorney made technical corrections to the emergency regulation made permanent. The technical changes appear in 7 AAC 138.030 as published in Register 232. 7 AAC 138.040. Service rates, service limits, and service authorization. (a) Substance use disorder 1115 waiver services rates are established in the department’s Chart of 1115 Waiver Services, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900. (b) The department will not pay for substance use disorder 1115 waiver services beyond the limits listed in the Alaska Behavioral Health Provider Service Standards & Administrative Procedures for SUD Provider Services, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900, without prior authorization from the department. (c) A provider of substance use disorder 1115 waiver services must file a request for prior authorization of an extension of a substance use disorder 1115 waiver service beyond service limitations using a form approved by the department. The request must

(1) be documented in the clinical record;

(2) include the expected duration of the service; and

(3) include an explanation for the need to extend the service. (d) A provider that meets the requirements of 7 AAC 136.020 may provide any substance use disorder 1115 waiver service without prior authorization from the department. (e) The department may review a provider’s clinical record to confirm the need for an extension of substance use disorder 1115 waiver services. (Eff. 7/1/2019, Register 231; am 11/10/2019, Register 232; am 5/21/2020, Register 234; am 10/4/2020, Register 236) Statutory Authority: