7 AAC 72.015. General requirements for designation

(a) The department will approve only the following facilities under this chapter and AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915 to operate as designated evaluation or treatment facilities:

(1) a general acute care hospital that

(A) is licensed under AS 18.20.020 and 7 AAC 12.610; and

(B) certifies to the department that the hospital is in compliance with the applicable provisions of

(i) AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915; and

(ii) this chapter, including provisions of 7 AAC 12 that are adopted by reference in 7 AAC 72.012;

(2) a facility that

(A) is exempt from state licensure but is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and

(B) certifies to the department that the facility is in compliance with the applicable provisions of

(i) AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915;

(ii) this chapter; and

(iii) standards and procedures that are substantially similar to those applicable to general acute care hospitals, set out in 7 AAC 72.012.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a facility designated as a treatment facility is also a designated evaluation facility.

History: Eff. 3/16/2001, Register 157

Authority: AS 47.30.660

AS 47.31.025

AS 47.31.090

Editor's note: Information about the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations may be obtained from that organization at One Renaissance Boulevard, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181; telephone (630) 792-5000.

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