Section 7.24.020. Facility eligibility.

	(a)  A facility in a health care services shortage area may apply to participate in the health care professions loan repayment and incentive program. If an entity operates multiple facilities within a health care services shortage area, each facility must submit a separate application, regardless of whether the facility is a main facility or one secondary to the main facility.  
	(b)  For a facility to be considered for participation,  
		(1) the facility must  
			(A) provide comprehensive outpatient, ambulatory, primary medical, behavioral health, or dental services, or care delivered in a hospital, prison, long-term care facility, or drug treatment facility; for purposes of this subparagraph, a drug treatment facility includes a hospital, institution, group residence, rehabilitation center, community health center, prison, long-term care facility, clinic, counseling center, mobile unit, and halfway house, if that entity provides evaluation, treatment, care, or rehabilitation of drug, alcohol, and other substance abusers;  
			(B) ensure access to ancillary, inpatient, and specialty referrals;  
			(C) provide services on a free or reduced fee schedule basis to individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level for this state, and post signage advertising this statement in the facility waiting room and on the Internet if applicable; in this subparagraph, "federal poverty level for this state" means the federal poverty guidelines for this state established annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and adopted by reference in 7 AAC 24.950;  
			(D) accept patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid, and submit a 12-month billing summary with its application;  
			(E) use a health care professional credentialing process including reference review, licensure verification, and a query of the National Practitioner Data Bank and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank; and  
			(F) agree to comply with federal and state law; and  
		(2) at least 30 percent of the facility's patients must be underserved under AS 18.29.035(c)(1), (2), or (3).  

Authorities

18.29.015;18.29.035

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 24.040

Authority

AS 18.29.015 AS 18.29.035

History

Eff. 2/16/2013, Register 205