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(a) An annual permit will be issued to designated dentists and physicians assigned to the U.S. Public Health Service who serve isolated areas. Permits will be issued, upon receipt by the commissioner of health, of a letter from the U.S. Public Health Service Medical Officer in Charge of Alaska Native Health Service for Alaska, designating by name, certified physicians and dentists on their staff. (b) Permits issued to physicians or dentists who leave the employment of the federal government or are transferred out of the state, in line of duty, shall automatically become cancelled. (Eff. 9/11/66, Register 22) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 08.36.271 AS 08.64.368

AS 08.36.350 AS 08.64.370 7 AAC 27.400. Persons eligible for treatment. Any person living in a designated isolated area and meeting the above criteria (sec. 380 of this chapter) and who is not eligible under provision of federal law may receive medical and dental care from physicians and dentists employed by the U.S. Public Health Service, to the same extent that such services are available and can be provided Alaska Native people.

(1) Charges for such services shall be on a schedule established by the U.S. Public Health Service.

(2) Charges and collections for such services will be a responsibility of the supplier of the service and not a responsibility of the state. Click to view (Eff. 9/11/66, Register 22) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 08.36.271 AS 08.64.368