7 AAC 70.010 - Applicability
(a) This chapter applies to
(1) a community behavioral health services
provider, including a
(A) community mental
health services provider receiving money from the department under
AS
47.30.520-47.30.620;
(B) substance use disorder treatment provider
receiving money from the department under
AS
47.30.475 or
AS
47.37.045;
(C) health facility or other legal entity
that provides behavioral health services under this chapter and 7 AAC 105 - 7
AAC 160, and does not receive money from the department under
AS
47.30.520-47.30.620; and
(D) health facility or other legal entity
that provides substance use disorder treatment services under AS 47.37, but
does not receive money from the department under AS 47.37;
(2) a substance use disorder treatment
provider that is subject to the requirements of AS 47.37, but does not receive
money under AS 47.37, including an opioid use disorder treatment program or a
substance use disorder treatment provider that provides treatment to recipients
referred by an alcohol safety action program; in this paragraph, "treatment"
does not include services designed solely to provide support, advocacy,
education, referral, or other assistance navigating the behavioral health
services available to the recipient; and
(3) a substance use disorder treatment
program operated for the Department of Corrections under AS 33.30.
(b) This chapter does not apply to
(1) an independent mental health practitioner
providing diagnostic testing and evaluation services for which the practitioner
is billing Medicaid under AS 47.07 and 7 AAC 105-7AAC 160;
(2) a mental health physician clinic
providing mental health clinic services for which the provider is billing
Medicaid under AS 47.07 and 7 AAC 105-7 AAC 160;
(3) an inpatient psychiatric hospital;
(4) a behavior analyst or
assistant behavior analyst licensed under AS 08.15, or a behavior analyst group
practice enrolled under
7
AAC 105.210;
(5) a psychologist licensed under AS 08.86;
or
(6) a social worker licensed
under AS 08.95.
(7) a marital and
family therapist licensed under AS 08.63.
(8) a professional counselor licensed under
AS 08.29.
(c) In this
section,
(1) "alcohol safety action program"
has the meaning given in
AS
28.35.039;
(2) "health facility"
(A) includes any profit or not-for-profit
business or corporation that
(i) provides
behavioral health clinic services, behavioral health rehabilitation services,
or substance use disorder treatment services
(ii) is organized in part as a subsidiary to
provide behavioral health clinic services, behavioral health rehabilitation
services, or substance use disorder treatment services; or
(iii) operates a program designed to provide
behavioral health clinic services, behavioral health rehabilitation services,
or substance use disorder treatment services;
(B) does not include an entity operated by a
municipality, borough. or other government entity;
(3) "inpatient psychiatric hospital" has the
meaning given in
7
AAC 160.990(b).
(d) A community behavioral health services
provider listed in this section may not represent itself as a behavioral health
service provider or provide services described in this chapter without first
obtaining a department approval under
7
AAC 70.030.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.30.470
AS 47.30.475
AS 47.30.477
AS 47.30.530
AS 47.30.540
AS 47.30.570
AS 47.37.140
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