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7 AAC 145.730. Health clinic exceptional relief. A rural health clinic or federally qualified health center may apply, under 7 AAC 150.240, for exceptional relief from the rate-setting methodology in 7 AAC 145.700. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.073

AS 47.07.070 AS 47.07.074 7 AAC 145.739. Definitions. In 7 AAC 145.700 — 7 AAC 145.739,

(1) “charity care” means health care services that

(A) a health clinic does not expect to result in cash payments;

(B) result from a health clinic’s policy to provide health care services free of charge to an individual who meets certain financial criteria; and

(C) are provided for by a health care provider, clinician, volunteer, or staff member, and for which the health care provider, clinician, volunteer or staff member does not expect to receive payment;

(2) “health clinic” has the meaning given in 7 AAC 140.229;

(3) “visit“ means the aggregate of in-person and synchronous telehealth encounters, occurring on the same calendar day and at a single location, between the health clinic recipient and one or more rural health clinic professionals; for purposes of this paragraph, “aggregate of in-person and synchronous telehealth encounters” does not include

(A) multiple encounters in which, after the first encounter, the recipient suffers an additional illness or injury requiring additional diagnosis or treatment;