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Title 7 . Health and Social Services
Chapter 43 . Hearings
Section 458. Hospice care for individuals under age 21

7 AAC 43.458. Hospice care for individuals under age 21

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the division will, in its discretion, enroll a hospice care provider and reimburse for hospice care services for a recipient under age 21 in the same manner as set out in 7 AAC 43.938 and 7 AAC 43.939. In addition to satisfying the requirements in 7 AAC 43.938(a) , the recipient must have had an EPSDT screening as specified in 7 AAC 43.452 within the 12 months before hospice service begins.

(b) The documents specified in 7 AAC 43.938(a) (3) may be signed by the recipient's parent or legal guardian.

(c) In addition to the hospice services eligible for reimbursement under 7 AAC 43.938(c) , a recipient under age 21 may receive private duty nursing services rendered by or under the supervision of a registered nurse in a recipient's home in this state. The division will reimburse for these services provided in a recipient's home at the in-state rate established under 7 AAC 43.456. The division will not reimburse for out-of-state private duty nursing services under this section.

History: Eff. 12/31/92, Register 124; am 8/13/95, Register 135; readopt 8/7/96, Register 139

Authority: AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.030

AS 47.07.040

Editor's note: Effective 8/7/96, Register 139, the Department of Health and Social Services readopted 7 AAC 43.458 in its entirety, without change, under AS 47.05 and AS 47.07. Executive Order No. 72 transferred certain rate-setting authority to the department.


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