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AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.050 AS 47.32.900 7 AAC 12.611. Exemptions from licensure. (a) Unless operating as a frontier extended stay clinic under 7 AAC 12.450 — 7 AAC 12.490, a rural health clinic, including a community health center and a federally qualified health center, is exempt from the licensure requirements of AS 47.32 and this chapter. (b) A facility owned and operated by the United States Indian Health Service, or a facility owned and operated by a tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b( l), under a funding agreement under 25 U.S.C. 458aaa-4 (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000) is exempt from the requirement to obtain a license under AS 47.32 and this chapter. However, a facility described in this subsection must meet the applicable licensure requirements set out in AS 47.32 and this chapter. (Eff. 12/3/2006, Register 180) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.020 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 12.612. Licensure of critical access hospitals. (a) In addition to 7 AAC 12.610, the provisions of this section apply to the licensure of critical access hospitals. (b) A hospital must hold a current license, or must have held a license at any time on or after November 29, 1999, as either a general acute care hospital or a rural primary care hospital at the