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Article 2. Third-Party Liability; Estate Recovery. Rule 7 AAC 160.200. Third-party resources 7 AAC 160.210. Estate recovery 7 AAC 160.220. Liens 7 AAC 160.230. Appealing a lien 7 AAC 160.240. Waiving estate recovery 7 AAC 160.250. Exemptions from estate recovery 7 AAC 160.200. Third-party resources. (a) The department will pay for a service, prescription drug, or supply only to the extent it is a covered service under AS 47.07.030 and 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160 and only after the recipient has made full use of any other third-party resources available to pay for that service, prescription drug, or supply. A third-party resource includes

(1) workers’ compensation under a law or plan of the United States or a particular jurisdiction;

(2) private, employer-based, or public health insurance;

(3) a prepaid health plan;

(4) a program or health plan of the federal government, including

(A) Veterans Administration benefits,

(B) the TRICARE military health plan under 10 U.S.C. 1071 - 1110 for active duty military personnel, reservists, dependents, and retirees, or other military health plan; and

(C) Medicare;

(5) the fishermen’s fund (AS 23.35.060);

(6) automobile insurance, including uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance;

(7) an indemnity policy; and

(8) another jurisdiction’s Medicaid or other medical assistance program. (b) If a provider treats a recipient for an injury that the provider has reason to believe may have been caused by another individual, institution, corporation, business, or public or private agency, the provider shall notify the department of that belief at the time of billing. The department will evaluate this information to determine if there is potential for legal action,