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Measurement-Based Care for Alaska Mental Health Teams

For community behavioural health clinics, tribal health programs and private practices from Anchorage to Bethel, Fairbanks and Juneau. Alaska Medicaid pays for a behavioural health screening at intake and asks for the result in the record; HiBoop sends validated scales by email or QR code, scores them on submission and keeps every result on one chart per client. US customer data stays in Google Cloud US regions.

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Alaska Pays for Screening and Asks for the Record

  • Alaska's Medicaid rules for community behavioural health services pay providers for a behavioural health screening when someone makes a new or returning request for services. The screening can use a tool the Department of Health recommends or one the provider identifies as appropriate for the client, and the provider must record the results in the clinical record, along with any action taken or recommended based on the answers (7 AAC 135.100). The department's rate chart effective 1 July 2026 lists the behavioural health screen under HCPCS T1023.

    In 2026 Alaska was also selected as one of ten states in the federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid demonstration, and it certified two participating clinics: Alaska Behavioral Health in Fairbanks and JAMHI Health and Wellness in Juneau. We found no Alaska statute or regulation that requires outpatient providers to repeat symptom scales during treatment, so for most practices measurement beyond the intake screen is a clinical choice.

    HiBoop covers both parts. The PHQ-9, GAD-7 or C-SSRS Screener can go out before the first visit, so the score and your response to it are ready for the record; the same scales can then repeat on the schedule you set, with each result charted for the client. Exports in CSV and PDF support your own documentation. HiBoop does not bill Medicaid or submit data to the department.

  • Behavioural Health Screening at Intake

    Paid by Alaska Medicaid under 7 AAC 135.100, with results and actions recorded in the clinical record

  • CCBHC Demonstration

    Alaska selected in 2026, with certified clinics in Fairbanks and Juneau

  • Your Choice of Validated Tool

    A department-recommended tool, or one the provider judges appropriate for the client

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What HiBoop Does for Alaska Care Teams

  • Alaska runs Medicaid fee-for-service without managed care plans, serves many communities off the road system, and has its own rules on records, minors and practice across state lines. HiBoop handles the questionnaires and leaves clinical decisions with your team.

  • An Intake Screen That Lands in the Record

    Send the screen before the first appointment and the scored result is ready to document, together with the action you took. The PHQ-9, GAD-7 and C-SSRS Screener are all in the library.

  • Follow-Up Without a Flight

    Clients in villages off the road system answer on their own phone from an email link, so repeat measures do not wait for the next in-person visit.

  • Exports for Your Own Documentation

    Download a client's score history as PDF for the chart or a treatment review, or a caseload as CSV for internal quality work. The whole account can be exported at any time.

  • Substance Use and Mental Health Together

    The ASSIST, TAPS and CAGE-AID sit beside the depression and anxiety scales, so one record shows co-occurring needs across a course of care.

  • Clinics With Many Sites

    Behavioural health organizations with a hub clinic and village or satellite sites can run them under a Team or Network plan, with role-based access so staff see only the clients their role allows.

  • A Trend Clinicians Can Read

    Each repeat of a scale adds a point to the client's chart, giving the team a picture of change between visits. The scores inform clinical judgement; they never make the decision.

Mental health in Alaska

Research data

  • Each figure below links to the source it comes from.

  • 24.0%

    of Alaska adults had any mental illness in the past year (model-based annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

  • 15.3%

    of Alaskans aged 12 to 17 had a major depressive episode in the past year (annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

  • 22.2%

    of Alaska adults received mental health treatment in the past year (2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2024

Research from Alaska

  • PHQ screening in integrated primary care

    In Southcentral Foundation's depression collaborative in Anchorage, 17.2% of 14,648 people screened were positive for depression, and roughly 55% of those who screened positive scored negative after follow-up.

    Dillard et al., International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2007 PMID 18154232

  • PHQ severity and type 2 diabetes

    Among Alaska Native adults screened at Southcentral Foundation's primary care centre, type 2 diabetes was not associated with PHQ depression severity in multivariable analysis (odds ratio 1.02).

    Dillard et al., Ethnicity and Disease, 2013 PMID 23495623

  • Treatment preferences after a positive PHQ-9

    Among 125 Alaska Native and American Indian primary care patients in Anchorage with a PHQ-9 of 10 or more who used a culturally tailored decision-support tool, patients preferred counselling and medication to peer support groups, herbal remedies and spiritual support.

    Avey et al., Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018 PMID 30025310

  • Suicide risk prediction from health records

    Validated with Southcentral Foundation records for 10,864 patients, a suicide risk prediction model reached an AUC of 0.826, and visits in the top 5% of predicted risk accounted for 40% of actual attempts.

    Shaw et al., Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2022 PMID 35293010

  • Telepsychiatry in residential treatment

    In an Alaska Native residential substance use treatment program in Anchorage, 103 clients who received telepsychiatry stayed engaged longer, had fewer discharges against medical advice and were more likely to complete treatment than 103 matched controls.

    Legha et al., Telemedicine and e-Health, 2020 PMID 31804905

How Measurement Fits Alaska's System

  • HiBoop is independent of these programs and does not connect to Medicaid or state systems. This is the context your billing staff, partners and licensing board already know.

  • Behavioural Health Screening

    7 AAC 135.100

    Medicaid pays for a behavioural health screening with a new or returning request for services, using a tool the department recommends or one the provider judges appropriate. The results, and any action taken or recommended based on them, must go in the clinical record. The FY2027 rate chart lists the screen under T1023.

    T1023Clinical recordIntake

  • Alaska Medicaid Fee Schedules

    Fee-for-service

    Alaska Medicaid pays providers directly on claims rather than through managed care plans. CPT 96127, brief emotional and behavioural assessment, appears on the SFY2027 physician fee schedule, as well as the APRN, telehealth and tribal behavioural health aide schedules. The collaborative care codes 99492, 99493, 99494 and G2214 are not listed on the physician schedule.

    96127 listedNo MCOsSFY2027

  • Behavioral Health Reform Waiver

    Through 2028

    CMS extended Alaska's Section 1115 demonstration, now titled Behavioral Health Reform, for five years from 26 March 2024 to 31 December 2028. Since 1 January 2025 the Division of Behavioral Health manages its data in the state Medicaid Management Information System rather than through an administrative services organization.

    Section 1115Division of Behavioral HealthFive years

  • CCBHC Demonstration

    Selected 2026

    Alaska is one of ten states selected for the federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid demonstration. It has certified two participating providers: Alaska Behavioral Health in Fairbanks and JAMHI Health and Wellness in Juneau.

    FairbanksJuneauFederal demonstration

  • Licensure Compacts

    HB 110 (2026)

    House Bill 110 became law on 23 June 2026 as Chapter 28, SLA 26. It adds the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) to the psychology statutes and the Social Work Licensure Compact to the social work statutes; the social work sections take effect on 1 January 2027.

    PSYPACTSocial Work CompactChapter 28, SLA 26

Care Teams Across Alaska

  • HiBoop runs in a browser, so an Anchorage group practice and a clinic reached only by plane use the same check-ins. Several lines name the tribal health organization anchored in the region, which serves Alaska Native and American Indian people there.

  • Anchorage and Mat-Su

    Southcentral Foundation serves Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and nearby villages.

  • Interior and Fairbanks

    Tanana Chiefs Conference, a consortium of 42 members based in Fairbanks, covers 235,000 square miles of interior Alaska; Alaska Behavioral Health's Fairbanks clinic is a certified CCBHC.

  • Southeast and Juneau

    SEARHC is the tribal health consortium for Southeast Alaska, and JAMHI Health and Wellness in Juneau is a certified CCBHC.

  • Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

    The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation serves 58 rural communities not connected by road, where email check-ins between visits replace a flight to Bethel.

  • North Slope

    The Arctic Slope Native Association serves villages including Utqiagvik, Point Hope, Wainwright and Kaktovik.

  • Statewide Tribal Health

    The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Southcentral Foundation operate the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.

Data sovereignty

Why Alaska clinics choose HiBoop

  • Why Alaska Teams Use HiBoop

    • US account data lives in Google Cloud US regions, encrypted at rest and in transit
    • SOC 2 Type II certified, with a business associate agreement for covered entities
    • Permissions by role, and a log of every view and export of client data
    • Care is $25/month, month to month, and starting needs no credit card
    • Clients answer on any phone with an email link, or with a QR code at the clinic

  • USD pricing & support

    Transparent pricing in USD with flexible payment options for clinics of every size.

    Care
    One clinician, month to month
    $25
    USD/month
    Team
    From this price, any number of clinicians
    $200
    USD/month
    Network
    Hub and satellite organizations
    Custom
    Enterprise pricing

100+ validated scales for Alaska clinics

  • Validated scales grouped by what they measure, each with its scoring and source. Public programmes often call this routine outcome monitoring (ROM), or patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the same practice of giving a validated scale at regular points and reading the scores over time.

  • Intake Screening: Depression, Anxiety and Suicide Risk

    • PHQ-9 (Depression)
    • GAD-7 (Anxiety)
    • C-SSRS Screener (Suicide Risk)

  • Substance Use

    • ASSIST (Substance Involvement)
    • TAPS (Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Substances)
    • CAGE-AID (Alcohol and Drug Use)

  • Youth

    • PHQ-A (Adolescent Depression)
    • SCARED (Child Anxiety)
    • CRAFFT-2.1 (Youth Substance Use)
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Alaska Records, Minors and Telehealth

  • HIPAA is the federal baseline. Alaska adds confidentiality rules for mental health evaluation and treatment records, a narrow set of cases in which minors can consent to their own care, a telehealth statute and a breach notification law. None of these certifies software; the duties sit with your organization, and HiBoop supplies safeguards that help.

  • What Alaska law asks of care teams

    • Treat information and records obtained in a screening investigation, evaluation, examination or treatment under Alaska's mental health commitment chapter as confidential, disclosing them only as AS 47.30.845 and department regulations allow
    • Expect a parent or guardian to consent for most minors: AS 25.20.025 lets a minor consent to medical services only in specific cases, such as living apart and managing their own finances, or when a parent cannot be contacted or will not decide; Alaska sets no separate outpatient mental health age of consent
    • As a provider licensed in Alaska, you may treat a patient in the state by telehealth within your scope of practice without first seeing them in person (AS 08.02.130)
    • Notify each Alaska resident whose personal information was affected by a breach (AS 45.48.010), alongside HIPAA's breach rules and a business associate agreement with every vendor handling protected health information

  • What HiBoop provides

    • A business associate agreement for HIPAA covered entities
    • US-region Google Cloud hosting, with encryption at rest and in transit
    • Role-based access controls and an access log for client data
    • SOC 2 Type II certification, explained on our trust page

  • Vetting HiBoop for your organization?

    See our trust page for hosting, encryption, access controls and SOC 2 Type II, then contact us for a BAA or a filled-in security questionnaire.

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Grants & funding for Alaska mental health clinics

Funding Guide

  • Public and private funding programs that support measurement-based care implementation.

  • SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants

    Tech eligible

    SAMHSA’s CCBHC grants fund detailed behavioral health services including the infrastructure, staffing, and technology required to meet CCBHC standards. Outcome measurement and digital assessment platforms are explicitly eligible as required infrastructure for CCBHC certification.

    $1M–$5M/yearLearn more

  • SAMHSA

    Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG)

    Tech eligible

    States receive federal MHBG funds and redistribute them to community mental health organizations. Technology, quality improvement, and workforce development are eligible uses. Contact your state mental health authority to understand how MHBG flows in your state.

    State-distributedLearn more

  • SAMHSA

    Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PIPBHC)

    Tech eligible

    SAMHSA’s PIPBHC program funds integration of primary and behavioral health care, including the technology infrastructure needed to coordinate care across disciplines. Outcome measurement platforms and digital assessment tools are eligible as integration infrastructure.

    $500K–$900K/yearLearn more

  • HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration

    Rural Health Network Development Program

    Tech eligible

    HRSA funds rural health networks to develop shared infrastructure including technology platforms, telehealth systems, and outcome measurement tools. Mental health-focused networks in rural areas can use this to fund shared digital assessment and measurement platforms.

    $250K–$500K/yearLearn more

  • HRSA

    Behavioral Health Workforce Development Program

    Tech eligible

    Supports expanding the behavioral health workforce through training, clinical placements, and technology-supported care delivery. Technology platforms that support supervision, measurement, and case management are eligible uses.

    $250K–$1MLearn more

  • CMS Innovation Center (CMMI)

    ACCESS Model — Behavioral Health Track

    Tech eligible

    The Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model includes a Behavioral Health Track for practices treating depression and anxiety. It shifts from fee-for-service to monthly payments tied to outcomes — explicitly requiring technology-enabled care and outcome measurement.

    Enhanced per-patient paymentsLearn more
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Resources for Alaska practitioners

  • Billing guides, compliance documentation, and clinical practice resources.

  • ScreeningCPT 96127 Billing Guide

    Brief emotional and behavioural assessment, listed on Alaska's SFY2027 physician fee schedule

  • DepressionPHQ-9 Clinical Guide

    Scoring, severity bands and what to record after a positive screen

  • Suicide riskC-SSRS Screener Guide

    How the screener works at intake and alongside the PHQ-9

  • LibraryFull Assessment Library

    Every scale HiBoop describes, with validation references

Alaska Policy, Billing and Privacy Resources

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Crisis and urgent help lines

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Measurement-based care

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Alaska require measurement-based care?

    No. We found no Alaska statute or regulation that requires outpatient providers to repeat standardized symptom scales during treatment. What Alaska Medicaid does is pay for a behavioural health screening at intake, using a recommended or provider-chosen tool, with the result and any action recorded in the clinical record. Grant agreements or CCBHC participation may add expectations of their own.

  • Will HiBoop bill Medicaid or report to the Department of Health for us?

    No. HiBoop does not submit claims or connect to state systems. It sends and scores the scales and keeps each client's results on one chart, with CSV and PDF exports for your record and your billing staff.

  • Can a teenager consent to counselling on their own in Alaska?

    Usually a parent or guardian consents. Alaska has no separate age of consent for outpatient mental health care; AS 25.20.025 lets a minor consent to medical services only in specific cases, for example when living apart from their parents and managing their own finances, or when a parent cannot be contacted or will not decide. Bills to let older teens consent to limited outpatient sessions were introduced but had not passed when we checked. Confirm the details with your counsel.

  • Can we bill collaborative care codes in Alaska Medicaid?

    The collaborative care codes 99492, 99493, 99494 and G2214 do not appear on the SFY2027 physician fee schedule, so check with the Department of Health before planning around them. CPT 96127 is listed, and the community behavioural health rate chart lists the T1023 behavioural health screen.

Official sources for Alaska

  • Health authorities

    1. 1.Alaska Division of Behavioral Health · behavioural health agency
    2. 2.Alaska Division of Health Care Services (Medicaid) · Medicaid agency

    Billing and payment routes

    1. 1.CMS MLN909432: Behavioral Health Integration Services · public program · codes 99484, 99492, 99493, 99494, G2214, G0323 (read in the document on 2026-11-01)
    2. 2.CMS Physician Fee Schedule look-up · fee schedule
    3. 3.SAMHSA: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) · public program

    Fee codes and amounts are set by each payer and change; check the linked schedule before you bill. HiBoop does not submit claims.

    Regulators and licensing

    1. 1.ASPPB: psychology licensing boards · psychologists
    2. 2.ASWB: social work regulatory boards · social workers
    3. 3.Counseling Compact · counsellors
    4. 4.Social Work Licensure Compact · social workers

    Data and statistics

    1. 1.SAMHSA: NSDUH state reports
    2. 2.HRSA: HPSA Find (mental health shortage areas)
    3. 3.NIMH: mental illness statistics

    Listed for reference so you can find the official source. HiBoop is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, any of these organizations.