PHE Extension
Alaska DOH sent this bulletin at 10/14/2022 09:09 AM AKDTToday Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act that a public health emergency exists nationwide and a renewal of the declaration is effective October 13, 2022.
The Division of Behavioral Health will continue to provide the following flexibilities related to the declaration of the public health emergency:
- DBH Expanded Telehealth Services v1.3
- DBH Guidance 6 Service Authorizations
- DBH Guidance 5 v1.2 PRTF and Residential
- *acute psychiatric hospitals and PRTFs must continue to enter utilization review (UR) notes into the Comagine JIVA system and submit critical incident reports
For questions regarding this information, please contact mpassunit@alaska.gov
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