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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040 AS 47.07.074

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.073 7 AAC 140.210. Rural health clinics. To qualify as a rural health clinic under 7 AAC 140.200 and this section and for payment under 7 AAC 145.700, a provider must be an entity that the department has certified under 42 C.F.R. Part 491 as being in compliance with 42 C.F.R. 405.2400 — 405.2417, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040 AS 47.07.074

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.073 7 AAC 140.215. Health clinic services and payment conditions. (a) The department will pay a health clinic for providing services under (b) — (e) of this section rendered to a patient of the clinic by an employee or a contract worker of the clinic. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department will pay a provider for services under this section in accordance with the payment rate established in 7 AAC 145.700, or 7 AAC 155.010, as applicable. (b) The department will pay for primary care services provided by a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse acting within the scope of that individual’s license to practice. The department will not pay a federally qualified health center under the rate methodology established in 7 AAC 145.700 for services that the department determines to be incidental to primary care services, including laboratory services, x-ray services, and supplies. (c) The department will pay for ambulatory services under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160, including

(1) vision services under 7 AAC 110.705;