INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Wheelchairs, durable medical equipment (DME), and supplies: "Other DME" fee schedule changes and prior authorization changes.
Effective Date: September 30, 2004.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 1, 2004, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) has revised the "Other DME" fee schedule in MAA's current wheelchairs, durable medical equipment (DME), and supplies billing instructions. The new fee schedule is attached to this memorandum.
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.
October 7, 2004
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section