Section 7.12.600. Scope.

	(a)  Unless indicated otherwise in this chapter, a facility required to be licensed under AS 47.32  and this chapter must comply with the provisions of 7 AAC 10.9500 - 7 AAC 10.9535 (General Variance Procedures), 7 AAC 10.9600 - 7 AAC 10.9620 (Inspections and Investigations), 7 AAC 12.600, 7 AAC 12.605, 7 AAC 12.610, 7 AAC 12.620, and 7 AAC 12.920, and with the applicable provisions of this section for each type of facility. A critical access hospital must also comply with 7 AAC 12.612.  
	(b)  A general acute care hospital, rural primary care hospital, long-term acute care hospital, critical access hospital, specialized hospital, and nursing facility must comply with 7 AAC 12.630 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730 - 7 AAC 12.770, 7 AAC 12.860, and 7 AAC 12.890 - 7 AAC 12.910.  
	(c)  An intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition must comply with 7 AAC 12.650, 7 AAC 12.760, 7 AAC 12.860, and 7 AAC 12.900 - 7 AAC 12.910.  
	(d)  An ambulatory surgical facility must comply with 7 AAC 12.630, 7 AAC 12.650 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730 - 7 AAC 12.770, 7 AAC 12.860, and 7 AAC 12.890 - 7 AAC 12.910.  
	(e)  A free-standing birth center must comply with 7 AAC 12.650 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730 - 7 AAC 12.760, 7 AAC 12.860, 7 AAC 12.890, and 7 AAC 12.910.  
	(f)  A home health agency must comply with 7 AAC 12.500 - 7 AAC 12.590.  
	(g)  A facility licensed under this chapter, with the exception of a home health agency, that provides a service described in 7 AAC 12.670 - 7 AAC 12.720, 7 AAC 12.780, 7 AAC  12.790 - 7 AAC 12.850, 7 AAC 12.870, or 7 AAC 12.880 must comply with the section of this chapter governing the provision of that service, unless otherwise indicated.  
	(h)  A frontier extended stay clinic must comply with 7 AAC 12.450 - 7 AAC 12.490, and the applicable provisions of 7 AAC 12.630 - 7 AAC 12.660, 7 AAC 12.730, 7 AAC 12.750, 7 AAC 12.760, 7 AAC 12.770, 7 AAC 12.860, 7 AAC 12.890, and 7 AAC 12.910.  
	(i)  A hospice agency must also comply with the applicable provisions of 7 AAC 12.310 - 7 AAC 12.349, 7 AAC 12.690, 7 AAC 12.700, and 7 AAC 12.910. If the hospice agency provides inpatient care on agency premises, the hospice agency is also subject to the requirements for a nursing home set out in (b) of this section, except for 7 AAC 12.770.  

Authorities

18.05.040;18.20.075;18.20.080;18.20.085;47.05.300;47.05.310;47.05.340;47.32.010;47.32.020;47.32.030;47.32.040;47.32.050;47.32.060;47.32.070;47.32.080;47.32.120;47.32.130;47.32.140;44.62.125

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 12.103
7 AAC 12.104
7 AAC 12.305
7 AAC 12.310
7 AAC 12.401
7 AAC 12.453
7 AAC 12.600

Authority

AS 18.05.040 AS 18.20.075 AS 18.20.080 AS 18.20.085 AS 47.05.300 AS 47.05.310 AS 47.05.340 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.020 AS 47.32.030 AS 47.32.040 AS 47.32.050 AS 47.32.060 AS 47.32.070 AS 47.32.080 AS 47.32.120 AS 47.32.130 AS 47.32.140 Editor's note: As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013, the regulations attorney made a technical change to 7 AAC 12.600(c), to change "intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" to "intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition." 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.

History

Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 9/6/96, Register 139; am 9/1/2000, Register 155; am 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 12/3/2006, Register 180; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 5/24/2007, Register 182; am 9/30/2007, Register 183

References

7.12.600