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(1) services provided out of the facility by a physician, hospital, or other provider, other than services listed in (b)(1) of this section;

(2) nonemergency, continuous heavy use of oxygen described in 7 AAC 140.615(a); if given prior authorization by the department, the department will pay the facility the facility’s cost of the oxygen;

(3) legend drugs and biologicals;

(4) essential transportation for residents to and from a source of medical care; the department will pay the carrier directly for that essential transportation;

(5) transportation for nonmedical reasons in a vehicle other than the facility’s vehicle. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.070 Editor’s note: As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.l25(b)(6) and sec. 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013, the regulations attorney made technical changes to 7 AAC 145.660, to change “intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded” to “intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition” and to change “ICF R” to “ICFID.” Chapter 42, SLA 2013 amended terminology in the Alaska Statutes to replace references to “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” with more current terms. Section 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013 instructed that similar changes be made in the Alaska Administrative Code. 7 AAC 145.670. Recipient cost-of-care liability. (a) The payment determined under 7 AAC 145.650 and 7 AAC 145.660 will be reduced by the amount of the recipient cost-of-care liability determined by the department in accordance with 7 AAC 100.554. (b) The facility is responsible for collecting from the recipient the amount of the recipient’s cost-of-care liability. The department will not increase its payment to the facility because the recipient fails to pay the recipient cost-of-care amount. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193)