WSR 23-06-049

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[Filed February 27, 2023, 8:04 a.m.]

Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 23-0015 Collaborative Care Payment Rate Description Update.

Effective Date: March 1, 2023.

Description: The health care authority (HCA) intends to submit SPA 23-0015 to update the description of the payment rate for collaborative care services. Currently, the description reads as follows:

Collaborative care services are delivered under the collaborative care model (CoCM). Payment rates for CoCM are based on the 2016 medicare rates for integrated behavioral health services and are effective for dates of service on and after July 4, 2018.

HCA intends to remove the specific dates in the description to eliminate the necessity of updating the description when those dates change. The proposed description reads as follows:

Collaborative care services are delivered under the CoCM. Payment rates for CoCM are based on medicare rates.

SPA 23-0015 is expected to have no effect on the aggregate payments/expenditures for this service.

A draft of SPA 23-0015 is available for review. HCA would appreciate any input or concerns regarding this SPA. To request a copy 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: Stefanie Slakey, Cost Reimbursement Analyst, 626 8th Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA 98504-5506, phone 360-725-1243, TTY 711, email Stefanie.slakey@hca.wa.gov.