7 AAC 85.010 - Providers subject to this chapter
(a) The provisions
of this chapter apply to a provider that furnishes behavioral health services
paid for, in whole or in part, by the department, including
(1) a community mental health center to which
financial assistance is provided under
AS
47.30.520-47.30.620;
(2) a nonprofit corporation or political
subdivision to which financial assistance is provided under
AS
47.30.520-47.30.620;
(3) an agency or individual providing mental
health services under a subcontract with a community mental health center
described in (1) of this subsection or with a nonprofit corporation or
political subdivision described in (2) of this subsection;
(4) an evaluation facility or a treatment
facility under 7 AAC 72;
(5) a
grantee that receives money from the department under
AS
47.30.475 or
AS
47.37.030; and
(6) an opioid use disorder treatment program
approved under 7 AAC 70.
(b) The department may approve the use of an
electronic information system under this chapter by a provider of behavioral
health services that are furnished in accordance with the state standards for
treatment, if the provider is operating in the private sector or with public
money other than money from the department. Before the department will approve
a provider seeking approval under this subsection, the provider shall
(1) include with its request proof that the
provider has a signed release from each recipient of services that allows the
recipient's confidential information to be included in the electronic
information system; and
(2) provide
the department with a copy of the provider's policy and procedures dealing with
the use and disclosure of protected health information or substance abuse
records.
Notes
Authority:AS 18.05.040
AS 18.23.100
AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030
AS 47.07.040
AS 47.30.475
AS 47.30.477
AS 47.30.530
AS 47.30.540
AS 47.30.590
AS 47.30.660
AS 47.31.090
AS 47.37.030
AS 47.37.040
AS 47.37.140
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