PDFWAC 182-532-530

Family planning only programs—Covered services.

The medicaid agency covers all of the following services:
(1) One comprehensive preventive family planning visit once every twelve months, based on nationally recognized clinical guidelines. This visit must have a primary focus and diagnosis of family planning and include counseling, education, risk reduction, and initiation or management of contraceptive methods;
(2) Assessment and management of family planning or contraceptive problems, when medically necessary;
(3) Contraception, including:
(a) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved contraceptive methods, as described under WAC 182-530-2000;
(b) Education and supplies for Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved contraceptive, natural family planning, and abstinence; and
(c) Sterilization procedures, as described under WAC 182-531-1550.
(4) The following services, when appropriate, during a visit focused on family planning:
(a) Pregnancy testing;
(b) Cervical cancer screening, according to nationally recognized clinical guidelines;
(c) Gonorrhea and chlamydia screening and treatment for clients age thirteen through twenty-five, according to nationally recognized clinical guidelines;
(d) Syphilis screening and treatment for clients who have an increased risk for syphilis, according to nationally recognized guidelines; and
(e) Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, testing, and treatment, when medically indicated by symptoms or report of exposure, and medically necessary for the client's safe and effective use of their chosen contraceptive method.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act. WSR 19-18-024, § 182-532-530, filed 8/28/19, effective 10/1/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 74.09.520, 74.09.657, 74.09.659, and 74.09.800. WSR 13-16-008, § 182-532-530, filed 7/25/13, effective 9/1/13. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-532-530, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.800. WSR 08-11-031, § 388-532-530, filed 5/13/08, effective 6/13/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, and 74.09.800. WSR 05-24-032, § 388-532-530, filed 11/30/05, effective 12/31/05; WSR 04-05-011, § 388-532-530, filed 2/6/04, effective 3/8/04.]