WSR 99-21-036

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[ Filed October 15, 1999, 1:26 p.m. ]


DESCRIPTION OF INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT


Document Title: 99-55 MAA.

Subject: Numbered Memorandum.

Effective Date: September 16, 1999.

Document Description: Retroactive to dates of service on or after September 16, 1999, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will reimburse hospitals for newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) and other metabolic disorders performed by the Department of Health (DOH) for Medicaid-eligible deliveries.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Ann Myers, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 586-2337, TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 753-7315, e-mail mailto:MYERSEA@dshs.wa.gov.

October 8, 1999

Leslie Saeger

Regulatory Improvement

Project Manager

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