7 AAC 12 — Facilities and Local Units (Article 1 to 12)

(a) Unless operating as a frontier extended stay clinic under 7 AAC 12.450 - 7 AAC 12.490, a rural health clinic, including a community health center and a federally qualified health center, is exempt from the licensure requirements of AS 47.32 and this chapter. (b) A facility ow…

(a) In addition to 7 AAC 12.610, the provisions of this section apply to the licensure of critical access hospitals. (b) A hospital must hold a current license, or must have held a license at any time on or after November 29, 1999, as either a general acute care hospital or a rur…

(a) An application under AS 47.32.040 from a facility for a license must be accompanied by the following fees to cover the provisional licensure period: (1) for a hospital: $2,000, plus $85 per bed; (2) for a nursing facility within the meaning given in AS 47.32.900: $1,000, plus…

(a) The department will inspect each facility and conduct investigations as provided in AS 47.32, 7 AAC 10.9600 - 7 AAC 10.9620, and this chapter. (b) Except for enforcement actions under AS 47.32.130, the department will, before delivering a report under AS 47.32.120 and if requ…

(a) Each facility, with the exception of birth centers, hospice agencies that do not provide inpatient care on agency premises, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, must have a governing body that assumes responsibility for implementing and monitoring polic…

(a) Each facility, with the exception of birth centers, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, home health agencies, hospice agencies that do not provide inpatient care on agency premises, and ambulatory surgical facilities must comply with the provisions of this…

(a) A facility must establish and maintain an employee health program that (1) provides tuberculosis education, screening, testing, evaluation, and treatment in accordance with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (…

(a) A facility must plan and retain records of employee orientation, in-service training programs, and employee supervision. In addition, the facility must maintain for each employee a file that includes (1) a current job description; (2) a copy of the employee's current license …

(a) A licensed nurse shall write a patient care plan for each patient in consultation with other patient care personnel and the patient. (b) The patient care plan must reflect analysis of patient problems and needs, treatment goals, medication prescribed and, upon discharge, inst…

(a) A facility which dispenses drugs must employ a pharmacist on a regular or consultant basis. The pharmacist shall perform the following duties: (1) procure, label, and maintain a sufficient quantity of drugs to meet patient needs at all times; (2) inventory emergency drugs eve…

(a) A facility that provides physical therapy services must retain, as an employee or under contract as a consultant of the facility, a physical therapist licensed under AS 08.84. If treatment is to be rendered by a physical therapy assistant, the physical therapy assistant must …

(a) A facility that provides social work services must retain a social worker licensed under AS 08.95 as an employee or consultant of the facility. The social worker shall (1) regularly assess the social service needs for each patient, resident, or client, implementing the plan o…

(a) A facility which provides occupational therapy services must retain an occupational therapist as an employee or consultant of the facility. (b) Repealed 5/28/92. (c) An occupational therapist shall directly supervise assistants. Notes 7 AAC 12.710 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; …

(a) A facility that provides dietetic services, with the exception of frontier extended stay clinics, must comply with the provisions of this section. (b) Except as provided in (p) and (q) of this section, a facility must employ (1) a full-time dietitian who is registered by the …

(a) If a facility processes sterilized instruments and supplies, it must meet the requirements in this section. If a facility receives sterilized instruments and supplies from another entity through contract or agreement, the facility must ensure the contractor meets the requirem…

(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies, frontier extended stay clinics, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, must provide a laundry service. (b) A facility must develop and implement written procedures for handling, processing, storag…

(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, must provide a housekeeping service. (b) A facility must have routine cleaning procedures for furniture, floors, walls, ceilings, supply and exhaust grills, a…

(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies and hospice agencies that do not provide inpatient care on agency premises, must have an infection control committee. (b) The administrator or medical staff shall appoint an infection control committee composed of repr…

(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies, hospice agencies, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, and birth centers, must have a medical record service that complies with the applicable provisions of this section. A frontier extended stay cl…

(a) A facility that provides radiological services, with the exception of frontier extended stay clinics, must comply with the requirements of this section. (b) If a facility which provides radiological services does not have a radiologist on its staff, a radiologist must provide…

(a) A facility that provides laboratory services must comply with 7 AAC 12.790 - 7 AAC 12.850 and must meet the requirements of 42 C.F.R. Part 493, Laboratory Requirements, as revised as of October 1, 2005, and adopted by reference. (b) A facility must have and maintain written p…

Notes 7 AAC 12.800 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; repealed 6/23/2006, Register 178 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 7 AAC 12.810 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; repealed 6/23/2006, Register 178 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Notes 7 AAC 12.820 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; repealed 6/23/2006, Register 178 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

A laboratory specimen may be referred and mailed only to an approved laboratory. The mailing containers to be used must be provided by the laboratory to which the specimens are sent. Notes 7 AAC 12.830 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88 Authority:AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 State regulatio…

(a) A laboratory must be under the supervision and direction of a physician, a laboratory specialist, or a medical technologist who (1) meets the applicable qualification requirements of 42 C.F.R. Part 493, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 12.790; and (2) is either employed by the l…

Notes 7 AAC 12.850 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; repealed 6/23/2006, Register 178 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

A facility, with the exception of home health agencies and hospice agencies that do not provide inpatient care on agency premises, must have a risk management program that has (1) provision for monitoring, evaluating, identifying, correcting, and reassessing care practices that n…

(a) If a facility provides emergency care services, those services must be available 24 hours a day and must include (1) a determination by trained staff of whether a person entering the service should receive a medical, psychological, or social evaluation; (2) treatment of acute…

(a) If a facility provides outpatient service, the responsibility of the outpatient service to the medical staff and the administration of the facility must be defined in writing. (b) The outpatient service must develop a written plan describing its treatment philosophy, objectiv…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 47.30.825, a patient, client, or a nursing facility resident has rights that include the following: (1) to associate and communicate privately with persons of the patient's, client's, or resident's choice; (2) to have reasonable access to a …

(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies, frontier extended stay clinics, and birth centers, must comply with the provisions of this section. (b) Any renovation, expansion, or new construction must comply with (1) the requirements of Guidelines for Design and…

(a) A facility may contract with another facility or agent to perform services or provide resources to the facility. (b) Services regulated under this chapter that are provided by contract must meet the requirements of this chapter. (c) A contract for resources or services requir…

A facility must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. If a conflict or inconsistency exists between codes or standards, the more restrictive provision applies. Notes 7 AAC 12.920 Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88 Authority:AS 18.05.040 AS 18.20.010 A…

(a) An entity licensed under this chapter with a current accreditation from a nationally recognized organization with standards the department determines meet the intent of AS 47.32 and this chapter may submit a written request to the department for a waiver of a biennial inspect…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "administrator" means an employee appointed by the governing body to be responsible for the overall operation of a facility; (2) "advanced practice registered nurse" means a person who is authorized to practice as an adv…