Verified October 10, 2026 against the statutes, regulations and sources cited below. The state decides every application. All states
What operators miss in Alaska
- Alaska's approval is tied to national accreditation, so an accreditation lapse shortens the state approval.
- Approval lists each service, the service area and every physical location where people can get services.
Does Alaska license behavioral health and addiction treatment programs?
The state approves community behavioral health providers by service (clinic, rehabilitation, withdrawal management, residential SUD, opioid use disorder treatment) and by location. Approval rests on national accreditation; a provisional approval of up to two years, one year for an OTP, covers the time to obtain it.
- State certification
- Department approval of a behavioral health services provider
Citation: 7 AAC 70.030; AS 47.37.140
How does Alaska license each level of care?
- Outpatient: Approved as behavioral health clinic services or rehabilitation services (7 AAC 135.010).
- Residential: Approved as residential SUD treatment services (7 AAC 70.120); the approval states the bed count.
- Withdrawal management: Approved as withdrawal management services (7 AAC 70.110); the approval states the bed count.
Citation: 7 AAC 70.030(a)-(b)
How often does a Alaska license renew?
- Due Before the current department approval expires
What does accreditation do for a Alaska license?
An accredited provider's approval runs for a fixed period ending no later than 180 days after its accreditation certificate expires. A provider still seeking accreditation receives a provisional approval instead.
- Accreditation required
Citation: 7 AAC 70.030(c)-(e)
What does Alaska require for owners, sales and moves?
- Ownership change or relocation: A department approval is not transferable; each approved facility location is named on it.
Citation: 7 AAC 70.030(b), (g)
What does an opioid treatment program need in Alaska?
Alaska requires a certificate of need for spending of $1,000,000 or more (with scheduled increases) to build, change beds in or add a category of services at a health care facility. Whether a given behavioral health facility counts was not confirmed.
- State opioid treatment authority: No agency named on SAMHSA list (Anchorage contact at alaska.gov)
- State license: Department approval for opioid use disorder treatment services (7 AAC 70.125); a provisional approval for an OTP lasts at most one year.
- 10 opioid treatment programs in 2024 (N-SUMHSS)
Citation: AS 18.07.031
Opening or expanding a program in Alaska?
We confirm what Alaska requires for your services and levels of care, prepare the application and every attachment for your owner or officer to sign, and track it to a decision. An outpatient program license is $1,995 per site. Every fee is flat and never depends on admissions or census.