(1) The medicaid agency uses national relative weights established by 3MTM as part of its enhanced ambulatory patient group (EAPG) payment system.
(2) The agency may update the relative weights used for calculating OPPS payments on July 1st of each year, beginning on July 1, 2015.
(3) The agency may update relative weights more frequently for newly added EAPGs in order to maintain current EAPG grouper system functionality.
(4) The agency will post all relative weights used on the agency's website.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and chapter
74.60 RCW. WSR 14-14-049, § 182-550-7400, filed 6/25/14, effective 7/26/14. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-550-7400, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.500. WSR 07-13-100, § 388-550-7400, filed 6/20/07, effective 8/1/07; WSR 04-20-061, § 388-550-7400, filed 10/1/04, effective 11/1/04.]