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7 AAC 140.320. Length of hospitalization 7 AAC 140.325. Billing for hospital services 7 AAC 140.300. Hospital provider requirements. (a) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160 for providing hospital services, a provider must

(1) be enrolled as a hospital in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210;

(2) if located in the state,

(A) be licensed under AS 47.32, except for a hospital operated by a tribal health program; and

(B) comply with the requirements of 7 AAC 150;

(3) if located out of state, meet all applicable licensing and accreditation requirements of the jurisdiction in which the hospital is located;

(4) have a department-approved plan of utilization review; and

(5) comply with all prior authorization requirements established under 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160. (b) The provisions of 7 AAC 140.300 — 7 AAC 140.325 apply to all general acute care hospital services, including inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room services. Except as otherwise provided in 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160, 7 AAC 140.300 — 7 AAC 140.325 do not apply to inpatient or outpatient psychiatric facility or residential psychiatric treatment center services. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 140.305. Admission to a hospital. The department will pay for inpatient hospital services only if the

(1) recipient is admitted to the hospital by the written order of a physician or other licensed health care professional authorized to admit a patient to a hospital;