INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Prescription drug program - EPA codes and criteria changes.
Effective Date: January 1, 2004.
Document Description: Effective for the week of February 1, 2004, and after, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will implement changes to the expedited prior authorization (EPA) codes and criteria for MAA's prescription drug program. These changes can be found in this memorandum.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Barbara Salmon, Rules and Publications Section, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Policy and Analysis, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1349 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/download/publicationsfees.htm (click on "Numbered Memos," "Year 2003"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail salmobl@dshs.wa.gov.
January 2, 2004
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section