INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Discontinued state-unique vision care procedure and diagnosis codes.
Effective Date: September 19, 2003.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 1, 2003, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will discontinue all state-unique procedure and diagnosis codes previously used in the vision care services program.
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