INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Maternity support services/infant case management--Reimbursement for Doula services discontinued.
Effective Date: April 1, 2004.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after April 1, 2004, MAA will no longer reimburse providers for Doula services (HCPCS procedure code S5125 with modifier HD) under the maternity support services/infant case management program as explained 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 2004"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail salmobl@dshs.wa.gov.
February 26, 2004
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section