7 AAC 80.030 - Fee schedule and procedures

(a) Following are the fees for the listed public health services:

SERVICE	FEE
RADIOLOGIC HEALTH SERVICES
Annual radiological equipment registration and periodic inspection and testing	The fee will be determined annually to cover the cost for the work; the fee will be calculated using a full production cost estimate, including personnel costs of radiological health physicists and required contracts, travel, equipment, and supplies; the full production cost will be divided by the number of devices registered in each annual estimate cycle to cover the cost for the work; the fee will be calculated separately for registering each type of device, including x-ray tubes, linear accelerators, and dental devices: Full production cost (annual) = personnel + contracts + travel + equipment + supplies. Fee per device = Full production cost = number of devices registered annually. In this equation, "equipment" means the purchase and replacement of calibration equipment nccessary to perform an inspection by a radiological health physicist; "equipment" does not include an x-ray device or machine owned by a provider.
Linear accelerator registration and periodic inspection	$500 per machine
AUDIOLOGY SERVICES	The fee is the amount determined for hearing services for the Medicaid program under 7 AAC 43.927(c) and (d), as amended from time to time, including the portion that adopts by reference a portion of the hearing services section of the Alaska Medicaid Provider Billing Manual; those regulations are adopted by reference in this subsection
SPECIALTY CLINICS	The fee is the amount determined for physician services for the Medicaid program under 7 AAC 43.106(e), as amended from time to time, including the portion that adopts by reference a portion of the physician services section of the Alaska Medicaid Provider Billing Manual; those regulations are adopted by reference in this subsection
BLOODSPOT SCREENING TEST FOR NEWBORNS	$190.50 for each infant screened for specimens required under 7 AAC 27.530; $100 for each submitted specimen not required under 7 AAC 27.530
PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND SPEECH THERAPY	The fees are the, amounts determined for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology under 7 AAC 43.921(g) and (h), 7 AAC 43.923(d), and 7 AAC 43.926(c), respectively, as amended from time to time, including the portions that adopt by reference portions of the Alaska Medicaid Provider Billing Manual; those regulations are adopted by reference in this subsection
ADULT FAMILY PLANNING, PRENATAL, IMMUNIZATION, AND HEALTH SCREENING SERVICES	The fee is the amount determined for advanced nurse practitioners for the Medicaid program under 7 AAC 43.922(b) and (c), as amended from time to time, including the portion that adopts by reference a portion of the advanced nurse practitioner section of the Alaska Medicaid Provider Billing Manual; those regulations are adopted by reference in this subsection
NUTRITION SERVICES	The fee is the amount set for nutrition services for the Medicaid program in 7 AAC 43.454(d) and (f), as amended from time to time; those regulations are adopted by reference in this subsection
OTHER
Researching records (per hour)	$ 50

(b) Repealed 8/19/98.

(c) The fee for radiological equipment registration must be submitted annually. A registration and the fee for new equipment must be submitted within 30 days after acquisition. The department will bill for the annual registration fee when that fee is due. If the annual fee is not paid within 60 days after the billing is received, the department will, in its discretion, refer the outstanding balance for collection.

(d) Repealed 8/19/98.

(e) Repealed 8/19/98.

Notes

7 AAC 80.030

Eff. 12/6/86, Register 100; am 2/3/88, Register 105; am 4/28/94, Register 130; am 8/19/98, Register 147; am 10/1/2003, Register 167; am 12/24/2006, Register 180; am 1/1/2009, Register 188; am 6/16/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 7/1/2018, Register 227; am 11/25/2022, Register 244, January 2023; am 3/22/2024, Register 249, April 2024

Authority:AS 18.05.040

AS 44.29.020

AS 44.29.022