WSR 22-01-002

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[Filed December 1, 2021, 12:33 p.m.]

Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 22-0005 Add Missing Home Health Information.

Effective Date: January 1, 2022.

Description: The health care authority (HCA) intends to submit medicaid SPA 22-0005 to add information regarding home health services that was inadvertently omitted from Attachment 3.1-B section 7 as follows (this duplicates the information in Attachment 3.1-A section 7):

"Services must be ordered by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner as part of a written plan of care."

SPA 22-0005 is a "housekeeping" action that does not change current practice or policy. It is therefore expected to have no effect on annual expenditures/reimbursement[s].

A copy of SPA 22-0005 is available for review. HCA would appreciate any input or concerns regarding this SPA. To request a copy of the SPA or submit comments, please contact the person named below (please note that all comments are subject to public review and disclosure, as are the names of those who comment).

CONTACT: Ann Myers, State Plan Coordinator, 626 8th Avenue S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, TTY 711, email ann.myers@hca.wa.gov.