WSR 13-13-018

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

[Filed June 12, 2013, 10:02 a.m.]

In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), following is a list of policy and interpretive statements issued by the health care authority (HCA).

Document Title: Provider Notice #13-37.

Subject: Medicaid program of the HCA will revise the Prescription Drug Program Medicaid Provider Guide.

Effective for dates of service on and after July 1, 2013, the medicaid program of the HCA will pay for prescription and over-the-counter smoking cessation products through pharmacies for pregnant clients receiving tobacco cessation counseling from the prescribing provider. The prescription must indicate that the client is pregnant, the estimated due date, and that the client is receiving smoking cessation counseling from the prescribing provider.

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/.