INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Medical nutrition program: HIPAA changes.
Effective Date: September 18, 2003.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 1, 2003, providers must use the updated replacement pages to MAA's medical nutrition billing instructions, dated November 2000, attached to this memorandum when billing the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) for services and supplies provided to clients.
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