INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: School Medical Services: Procedure code changes due to HIPAA implementation.
Effective Date: August 28, 2003.
Document Description: This memo clarifies which procedures codes school medical services providers must use when billing the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) for services provided to eligible clients during the 2003-2004 school year.
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 14, 2004
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section