7 Alaska Admin. Code § 27.012

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 7 AAC 27.012 - Birth defects registry

(a) A hospital, health care facility, private or public health insurance organization, laboratory, or other health care provider, entity, agency, or organization operating in this state that collects or maintains health care records, claims, or laboratory test results related to the diagnosis, screening, or treatment for a patient with a birth defect, shall report the information specified in (b) of this section to the department semi-annually.

(b) To meet the reporting requirements of (a) of this section, the following must be reported for each birth defect:

(1) all major structural defects, genetic disorders, disorders resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol or other substances, neuromuscular defects, cardiac defects, and all other birth defects as specified in the department's Alaska Birth Defects Registry Reporting Guide, dated October 2018 and adopted by reference, as occurring in

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(A) infants that are bom alive and have the defect identified, diagnosed, or treated in utero; or

(B) children younger than three years old at the time the defect is identified, diagnosed, or treated; and

(2) the following data elements:

(A) patient information, including the patient's name (last, first, middle), date of birth, and sex, and the date of service;

(B) maternal information, including the mother's name (last, first) and date of birth;

(C) defect diagnostics coding based on the International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), as amended from time to time, and adopted by reference; and

(D) reporting agency information, including the name of the biUing provider and the reporting agency's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number under 45 C.F.R. 162.402 - 162.414.

(c) A hospital, health care facility, or other health care provider operating in this state that collects or maintains health care records related to the diagnosis, screening, or treatment for a patient with a birth defect shall provide the department, not later than 30 days after the date of a department request, access to medical records for confirmation of diagnosis.

7 AAC 27.012

Eff. 1/19/96, Register 137; am 11/8/98, Register 148; am 2/10/99, Register 149; readopt 12/24/2004, Register 172; am 12/24/2006, Register 180; readopt 12/29/2006, Register 180; am 11/30/2018, Register 228, January 2019

Effective 12/29/2006, Register 180, the Department of Health and Social Services readopted 7 AAC 27.012 without change, to affirm the validity of that section under current statutory authority.

The International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). adopted by reference in 7 AAC 27.012, may be ordered from the American Medical Association, P.O. Box 74008935 Chicago, IL 60674-8935; telephone (800) 621-8335 (non-members) or (800) 262-3211 members); facsimile (312) 464-5600; Internet address: www.amastore.com or https://conimerce.ama-assn.org/store/. The manual is also available for inspection at the Department of Health and Social Services, 3601 C Street, Suite 902, Anchorage, AK 99503.

Effective 12/24/2004, Register 172, the Department of Health and Social Services readopted 7 AAC 27.012 without change, to affirm the validity of that section under current statutory authority.

The Alaska Birth Defects Registry Reporting Guide, adopted by reference hi 7 AAC 27.012, may be reviewed at the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health. Section of Women's. Children's, and Family Health, 3601 C Street, Suite 322, Anchorage, AK 99503. The Alaska Birth Defects Registry Reporting Guide can be downloaded at http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/wcfh/Pages/mchepi/abdr/dcfault.aspx.

Authority:AS 18.05.030

AS 18.05.040

AS 18.15.370

AS 47.05.012