7 AAC 140.585 - Absence from nursing facility
(a) Except as
provided in (b) of this section, the department will pay for reserving a bed
during a planned temporary absence of a recipient from a nursing facility if
the absence is not more than 12 consecutive days and the time of departure and
return of the recipient are recorded in the nursing facility's records. A
planned temporary absence of not more than 12 consecutive days for which the
department will pay for reserving a bed includes
(1) a visit with relatives and friends;
and
(2) leave to participate in
therapeutic or rehabilitative programs, including
(A) trial visits to alternative care settings
to determine if permanent placement is feasible;
(B) gradually increasing lengths of visits to
prepare recipients for return to their home or community; and
(C) an extended absence to participate in
workshop evaluation for rehabilitative programs.
(b) The department will not pay
for reserving a bed during a temporary absence of more than 12 consecutive
days, unless the department gives prior authorization for the absence. The
department will not pay for reserving a bed if the recipient has total absences
in excess of 12 days during a 12-month period, unless the department gives
prior authorization for the absence. The facility must submit a request in
writing and receive written approval from the department before the recipient
leaves the nursing facility.
(c) In
the recipient's plan of care, the nursing facility shall document the purpose
and plan of a therapeutic or rehabilitative absence.
(d) If a recipient leaves a nursing facility
for hospitalization, the department will not pay to reserve the recipient's bed
at the nursing facility.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030
AS 47.07.040
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