Section 7 AAC 47.470 - Minimum daily reimbursement rates(a) The minimum daily reimbursement rate set out in this section is for each individual placed in an assisted living home under 7 AAC 47.400 and is to assist in payment for (1) housing and food service; and(2) the basic services described in 7 AAC 47.475.(b) Subject to (c) of this section, the minimum daily reimbursement rate is $104.30 beginning July 1, 2022.(c) The rate set in (b) of this section will be adjusted to reflect regional differences in the cost of doing business, based on the region in which the provider is located. These regional factors are based upon the designated planning regions described in the Alaska Geographic Differential Study 2008, Table 1-1, dated April 30, 2009, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900.(d) The minimum daily reimbursement rate paid on behalf of a resident will be discontinued for any day that the resident is not living in the assisted living home unless the department approves a temporary absence from the assisted living home. A temporary absence from the assisted living home may not exceed 30 days.(e) The department will annually review the minimum daily reimbursement rate in (b) of this section and the multiplying factor in (c) of this section and may adjust the rate to reflect changes in the United States Department of Labor consumer price index. Eff. 11/23/80, Register 76; am 8/12/82, Register 83; am 1/14/2000, Register 153; am 6/28/2002, Register 162; am 6/24/2004, Register 170; am 6/27/2004, Register 170; am 7/17/2024, Register 251, October 2024Authority:AS 47.05.010
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