7 AAC 110.800 - Preventive services for adults

(a) The department will pay for the following preventive and screening services for a recipient 21 of age or older:

(1) an evidence-based item or service with an A or B rating by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) A & B Recommendations for Adults, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900;

(2) an immunization for routine use recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and listed on the current immunization schedules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900;

(3) evidence-informed preventive care and screening based on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Women's Preventive Services Guidelines, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900; and

(4) an item, a service, and an immunization that is intended to prevent or mitigate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and that is

(i) an evidence-based item or service with an A or B rating by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); or

(ii) an immunization recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and adopted by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

(b) Wellness exams are limited to one each state fiscal year.

Notes

7 AAC 110.800

Eff. 3/3/2023, Register 245, April 2023

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.030

AS 47.07.040