Alaska Administrative Code

Notes 7 AAC 22.550 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.560 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.570 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.580 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.590 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.600 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.610 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.620 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.630 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.640 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.650 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.652 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.655 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.660 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.670 Repealed 11/21/80. 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 be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 7 AAC 22.675 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 7 AAC 22.680 Repealed 7/1/82. 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 be added as we have more versions to compare…

Except where otherwise specified, grants awarded under 7 AAC 23.010 - 7 AAC 23.100 are subject to the provisions of 7 AAC 78. Notes 7 AAC 23.010 Eff. 10/15/82, Register 84; am 6/28/85, Register 94 Authority:AS 47.20.005 AS 47.20.010 AS 47.20.020 State regulations are updated quar…

Subject to legislative appropriation and the provisions of AS 47.20, the department will award grants for implementation of an infant learning program to eligible applicants in Alaska who document the need for such a program in a grant application submitted in accordance with the…

Nonprofit organizations, including organized parental groups, regional resource centers, and local education agencies such as school districts or regional educational attendance areas, may apply for a grant under 7 AAC 23.010 - 7 AAC 23.100. Notes 7 AAC 23.030 Eff. 10/15/82, Regi…

A grant application must contain (1) a detailed budget and budget narrative; (2) the current salary schedule of the school district or regional educational attendance area which is closest to the area the applicant is proposing to serve; (3) the resume and credentials, as soon as…

In reviewing an application, the department will consider, in addition to the criteria established in 7 AAC 78.100 (1) the proximity of the applicant to the population to be served; and (2) the ability of the applicant, after receipt of the grant, to hire and pay an infant learni…

(a) The provisions of 7 AAC 78.160 do not apply to grants awarded under 7 AAC 23.010 - 7 AAC 23.100. (b) A grantee may use money received from a grant to pay the following costs: (1) salaries and benefits of infant learning program teachers at a level not to exceed annual salarie…

The department's infant-learning program coordinator will (1) assist grantees in complying with regulations and the terms of a grant in areas such as maximizing parental involvement, providing individualized education, and use of approved methods of instruction; (2) assist grante…

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section children must be under three years of age to be eligible for the program. The following order of priority must be used to select participants for enrollment and continued participation in an infant learning program: (1) children who h…

(a) Minimum qualifications for a teacher in a program under 7 AAC 23.010 - 7 AAC 23.100 are (1) a bachelor's degree in special education, early childhood education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech and language therapy; and (2) one year of experience working in a…

The department will use the following criteria to evaluate grantees: (1) adequacy of efforts to identify children in need of services under 7 AAC 23.010 - 7 AAC 23.100, as indicated by the numbers of children referred, screened, and enrolled, in relation to the population of chil…

(a)7 AAC 23.100 - 7 AAC 23.220 describe the program for children with disabilities. Under that program, the department will refer children to health care providers for diagnosis and treatment or management of conditions that cause children to have disabilities. (b) Under the prog…

(a) A person may apply for assistance for the diagnosis and treatment of a child under the program for children with disabilities if that person could legally consent to the provision of medical care to the child. To apply, a person shall use forms provided by the department and …

(a) Except as otherwise described in 7 AAC 23.110 - 7 AAC 23.220, a child is eligible for assistance under the program for children with disabilities only if (1) the child is a resident of the state; (2) the child is under 21 years of age; (3) the child suffers from a chronic dis…

(a) Except as otherwise described in this section, a disease, defect, or condition is eligible if in the judgment of the department the disease, defect, or condition (1) has been present for at least six months, or has been present from birth; and (2) severely impairs the child's…

(a) The department will not pay the cost of a service unless the department finds that the service is an integral part of the proper treatment or management of an eligible condition that causes a child to have a disability. (b) In accordance with (a) and except as provided in (c)…

(a) The department will refer children to only the following types of providers: (1) persons currently licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, or optometry; (2) persons registered as occupational therapists, dieticians, or psychologists; (3) hospitals curre…

The department will not pay a cost of treatment unless no other resource is available to pay the cost. A child with a disability and the child's family shall fully use all alternate resources in the community. Alternative resources that the child and the child's family must exhau…

(a) The department will not pay a cost under the program for children with disabilities unless, in addition to exhausting alternate resources, the child and the child's family agree to pay costs of treatment during each year that the child participates in the program for children…

(a) During each state fiscal year, the department will authorize the payment of costs only to the extent of money allocated in the state budget to the program for children with disabilities. The department will authorize benefits on a first-come, first-served basis, except as oth…

(a) By providing services or supplies under the program for children with disabilities and billing the department for those services, a provider of services or supplies signifies agreement to cooperate in reports, surveys, or audits conducted by the department, and to comply with…

In determining what services are appropriate or whether a child is eligible for services or a waiver, and in making any other decision under 7 AAC 23.110 - 7 AAC 23.220, the department will determine medical conditions and appropriate medical treatments, based on current medical …

Upon the presentation of an oral or written request for a hearing, the department will grant a hearing to an applicant whose application or waiver request is not acted upon within 30 days after receipt by the department, or whose application or waiver request is denied in whole o…

As used in this chapter (1) "department" means the Department of Health and Social Services; (2) "general government contract" means the employment contract described in 7 AAC 78.320(7); (3) "home-based service" means a program in which a teacher visits the participant's home on …

Notes 7 AAC 24.010 Eff. 2/16/2013, Register 205; am 12/25/2020, Register 218, July 2016; repealed 12/25/2020, Register 236, January 2021 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and th…

The commissioner will designate a service area or site as being, or as being located in, a health care services shortage area under AS 18.29, if at least one of the following criteria are met: (1) there is evidence that at least 30 percent of the population of the service area or…

Notes 7 AAC 24.020 Eff. 2/16/2013, Register 205; repealed 12/25/2020, Register 236, January 2021 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 comparis…

An employer site must meet the following requirements to participate in the program: (1) the site must qualify under 7 AAC 24.011 as a health care services shortage area; (2) the site must submit an employer site application approved by, the department; (3) the site must maintain…

Notes 7 AAC 24.030 Eff. 2/16/2013, Register 205; repealed 12/25/2020, Register 236, January 2021 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 comparis…

The commissioner will consider the following factors to determine whether a site has either regular or very hard-to-fill positions, or both: (1) the length of time to fill a vacancy, including(A) evidence of Internet postings for 12 months or longer; or (B) evidence that a locum …

Notes 7 AAC 24.040 Eff. 2/16/2013, Register 205; repealed 12/25/2020, Register 236, January 2021 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 comparis…

A health care professional must meet the following requirements to be eligible to participate in the program: (1) the health care professional must be eligible under AS 18.29.130(a); (2) the health care professional may not have a simultaneous contract or service obligation with …

Notes 7 AAC 24.050 Eff. 2/16/2013, Register 205; repealed 12/25/2020,Register 236, January 2021 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 compariso…

The department will annually issue a public notice of priorities for the application process for eligible employer sites and health care professionals, including occupation types, localities, practice settings, distribution of program participants, and available funding. The comm…