7 AAC 43.395. Length of hospitalization

(a) The maximum number of days of hospitalization payable by the division for any single admission is limited to three days, except that, for maternal and newborn hospital stay related to childbirth, the maximum number of days of hospitalization payable by the division for a single recipient is limited to 48 hours of inpatient stay following a normal vaginal delivery and is limited to 96 hours of inpatient stay following a cesarean delivery.

(b) The division will not pay for coverage beyond the three days of hospitalization authorized in (a) of this section unless prior authorization is obtained from the division.

History: Eff. 6/28/85, Register 94; am 10/21/92, Register 124; readopt 8/7/96, Register 139; am 1/1/98, Register 144; am 11/8/98, Register 148; am 3/26/2003, Register 165

Authority: AS 47.05.010

AS 47.05.012

AS 47.07.040

Editor's note: Effective 8/7/96, Register 139, the Department of Health and Social Services readopted 7\n AAC 43.395 in its entirety, without change, under AS\n 47.05 and AS\n 47.07. Executive Order No. 72 transferred certain rate-setting authority to the department.

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