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Updated COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Telehealth FAQs
Alaska Medicaid·AK·Telehealth
Effective date
Mar 1, 2022
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Alaska Medicaid has clarified their telehealth coverage policy, specifying covered modes of delivery (live interactive, store-and-forward, self-monitoring), allowed and excluded services, and updated billing requirements including new modifier FQ for audio-only services effective March 1, 2022.
Action Required
For Alaska Medicaid telehealth claims: Billing team must use modifier GT or 95 for live interactive services, GQ for store-and-forward, and FQ for audio-only services (effective 3/1/2022). Use place of service code 10 when patient is at home, code 02 when patient is elsewhere. Ensure telehealth services are limited to allowed categories (E&M, consultations, diagnostic services, psychiatric services, psychotherapy, pharmacological management) and avoid excluded services (home/community waiver, pharmacy, DME, transportation, etc.).