Provider Agreement: Physician Locum Tenens Services

What is this notice about?

The Alaska Department of Family and Community Services is signing provider agreements with qualified doctors to work as temporary (locum tenens) psychiatrists at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in Anchorage. These agreements are made under the state's rules for grants to individuals. They are not a competitive bid. Doctors who qualify can email a signed agreement and proof that they are eligible.

Why was this notice issued?

The Division of Alaska Psychiatric Institute needs temporary physicians and psychiatrists to care for API patients. The department enters these agreements under 7 AAC 81, Alaska's regulations for Grants to Individuals. The notice is listed in the Grants category.

What action is being taken?

The department is entering into grant-based provider agreements with qualified providers for the State of Alaska's Physician Locum Tenens program. Providers will deliver clinically acceptable psychiatric services to API patients under the general direction of the API Medical Director.

Who is involved: Department of Family and Community Services, Division of Alaska Psychiatric Institute; qualified physicians and psychiatrists seeking locum tenens (temporary) work at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.

How can the public respond?

Ways to respond

Email fcs.fms.grants@alaska.gov

What to include

Send all signed Provider Agreements and documentation showing provider eligibility to the email address. The provider agreement form and supporting appendices are attached to the notice. The appendices cover 7 AAC 81 Grants to Individuals, centralized licensing regulations and statutes, medical statutes, privacy and security, and a resolution on waiver of sovereign immunity.

Contact

Department of Family and Community Services
fcs.fms.grants@alaska.gov
(907) 465-8142; Relay Alaska: Text Telephone 1-800-770-8973, Voice Caller 1-800-770-8255
PO Box 112650, Juneau, AK 99811-2650

Will there be public meetings?

The notice does not announce any public meeting or hearing.

Original notice text

All signed Provider Agreements and documentation demonstrating provider eligibility should be sent to: fcs.fms.grants@alaska.gov The Department of Family and Community Services, Division of Alaska Psychiatric Institute is entering into agreements under 7 AAC 81 with qualified providers for the State of Alaska’s Physician Locum Tenens program to provide services at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API). Under the general direction of the API Medical Director, the Physician/Psychiatrist Locum Tenens will be responsible for providing clinically acceptable psychiatric services to API patients. Department of Family and Community Services PO Box 112650 Juneau, AK 99811-2650 Phone: (907) 465-8142 Relay Alaska provides assisted communication services at the following numbers: From a Text Telephone phone: 1-800-770-8973 From a Voice Caller phone: 1-800-770-8255

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