INTERPRETIVE AND POLICY STATEMENT
Legal and Administrative Services
Subject: Respiratory care medicaid provider guide.
The respiratory care medicaid provider guide is being updated with codes for oxygen and oxygen equipment, nebulizers and accessories, continuous positive airway pressure system, tracheostomy supply and professional services. To clarify coverage policy for respiratory care, the agency also is replacing the "#" sign indicator in the coverage table and the fee schedule with the "NC" abbreviation.
For additional information, contact Amber Lougheed, HCA, P.O. Box 45504, phone (360) 725-1349, TDD/TTY 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail amber.lougheed@hca.wa.gov, web site http://www.hca.wa.gov/.