INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Wheelchairs, durable medical equipment (DME), and supplies: April fee schedule changes and new hospital bed form.
Effective Date: April 1, 2005.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after April 1, 2005, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) has updated the wheelchair fee schedule and the "other DME" fee schedule in MAA's current wheelchairs, durable medical equipment (DME), and supplies billing instructions. Effective for dates of service on and after June 1, 2005, MAA is requiring providers to use a hospital bed evaluation form, DSHS 13-747, when requesting the rental or purchase of a hospital bed.
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 2005"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail salmobl@dshs.wa.gov.
March 21, 2005
Ann Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section