WSR 24-01-014
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
[Filed December 7, 2023, 11:06 a.m.]
NOTICE
Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 23-0051 Managed Care Updates - Supplemental Notice.
Effective Date: January 1, 2024.
Description: The health care authority (HCA) filed notice under WSR 23-22-128 of the intent to submit SPA 23-0051 to incorporate changes that were inadvertently left out of the managed care section that reflect the changes made to the rehabilitative services section of the medicaid state plan, recently approved through SPA 23-0010. Changes made to this section will replace old service names with the new naming conventions and are effective January 1, 2024. In addition, SPA 23-0051 will update the managed care section by correcting some page numbers and adding the following practitioners who have been previously approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to be added to the other licensed practitioners section of the medicaid state plan: Lead behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analysts, licensed certified behavior technicians, optometrists, pharmacists, pharmacy interns, pharmacy technicians, podiatrists, substance use disorder professionals, and substance use disorder professional trainees (formerly known as chemical dependency professionals and chemical dependency professional trainees).
SPA 23-0051 is expected to have no material effect on the annual aggregate expenditures or payments for rehabilitation services not already accounted for through agency budget requests and legislative direction.
SPA 23-0051 is in the development process; therefore, a copy is not yet available for review. HCA would appreciate any input or concerns regarding this SPA. To request a copy when it becomes available 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: Jessica Diaz, Medicaid Programs Division, 626 8th Avenue S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-725-1177, TRS 711, email jessica.diaz@hca.wa.gov, website www.hca.wa.gov.