WSR 24-11-075
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
[Filed May 15, 2024, 9:57 a.m.]
NOTICE
Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 24-0025 Rehabilitation and Behavioral Health Services Rates Update.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Description: The health care authority (HCA) intends to submit SPA 24-0025 to update the language and payment methodology described in the medicaid state plan for consistency with recently approved SPA 23-0010, which updated the rehabilitative/behavioral health services section of the state plan regarding services provided in behavioral health agencies. The SPA will reflect current terminology for rehabilitative/behavioral health services and update the language around how rates are determined. These changes are for clarification purposes only; payment methodology for these services will not change.
SPA 24-0025 is expected to have no effect on the annual aggregate expenditures/payments for rehabilitation/behavioral health services.
SPA 24-0025 is under development. To request a copy of the draft SPA when it becomes available or return comments, please contact the person named below. Please return comments by June 2024. 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, TRS (TDD/TTY) 711, email jessica.diaz@hca.wa.gov.