Section 7 AAC 110.700 - Vision care provider enrollment requirements(a) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160 for providing vision care services, a provider must (1) be enrolled as a vision care provider in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210;(2) have an active license to practice as an ophthalmologist, an optometrist, or an optician issued by the jurisdiction in which the individual provides services; if services are provided in this state the individual must be actively licensed as (A) a physician under AS 08.64, who is certified as an ophthalmologist by the American Academy of Ophthalmology;(B) an optometrist under AS 08.72; or(C) a dispensing optician under AS 08.71.(b) To be eligible for payment under 7 AAC 105 - AAC 160 for providing vision care services in a group practice, the group must(1) be enrolled in accordance with 7 AAC 105.210; and(2) be comprised of one or more individuals who meet the requirements of (a) of this section.(c) The department may designate one or more enrolled vision care providers for the purchase of frames or lenses through a contract for services under AS 36.30.Eff. 2/1/20150, Register 193Authority:AS 47.05.010
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