INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Change in billing requirements for drugs administered in the provider's office.
Effective Date: October 15, 2003.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 15, 2003, the Medical Assistance Administration will require all providers to report the 11-digit National Drug Code (NDC) for all drugs administered in the provider's office.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1344 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/download/publicationsfees.htm (click on "Numbered Memoranda," "Year 2003"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail mailto:sullikm@dshs.wa.gov.
September 18, 2003
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section