WSR 14-17-138

[Filed August 20, 2014, 11:57 a.m.]

 

Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment 14-0030 PASRR Services.

Effective Date: [No information supplied by agency].

Description: The health care authority (HCA), along with the department of social and health services (DSHS) is adding language to the medicaid state plan via state plan amendment (SPA) 14-0030 regarding preadmission screening and resident review (PASRR). The proposed changes would clarify/add language that will discuss what services the rates will cover, where the listing of those services can be found, a reference to services that these rates will not cover, and a link to the rate table.

DSHS had previously send [sent] a public notice and submitted SPA 14-0007 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but based on preliminary feedback that SPA was withdrawn. This SPA covers the same general topic.

The estimated increase in federal expenditures is estimated to be less than one percent.

For additional information, contact Terry Hehemann, PASRR, P.O. Box 45600, Olympia, WA, phone (360) 725-3456, TDD/TTY 1-800-624-6186, fax (360) 407-0955, e-mail Terry.Hehemann@dshs.wa.gov, web site www.dshs.wa.gov/ddd.