INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Oxygen and respiratory therapy program: Change in limitation and purchase price of CPAP device.
Effective Date: October 15, 2004.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 16, 2004, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) has revised the purchase rate and policy related to the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device (HCPCS code E0601). The changes are outlined in 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 20, 2004
Ann Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section