PDFWAC 182-533-0300

Services under First Steps.

(1) Under the 1989 Maternity Care Access Act, and RCW 74.09.760 through 74.09.910, the agency established First Steps to provide access to services for eligible women and their infants.
(2) The rules for the:
(a) Maternity support services (MSS) component of First Steps are found in WAC 182-533-0310 through 182-533-0345.
(b) Infant case management (ICM) component of First Steps are found in WAC 182-533-0360 through 182-533-0386.
(c) Childbirth education (CBE) component of First Steps are found in WAC 182-533-0390.
(3) Other services under First Steps include:
(a) Medical services, including full medical coverage, prenatal care, delivery, post-pregnancy follow-up, and twelve months family planning services post-pregnancy;
(b) Ancillary services, including but not limited to, expedited medical eligibility determination; and
(c) Alcohol and drug assessment and treatment services for pregnant women available statewide and administered by the division of behavioral health and recovery (see WAC 182-533-0701).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 2011 c 5. WSR 12-01-097, § 182-533-0300, filed 12/20/11, effective 1/20/12. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-533-0300, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.760 through 74.09.910, and 2009 c 564 § 1109. WSR 10-12-011, § 388-533-0300, filed 5/21/10, effective 6/21/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.760 through 74.09.910. WSR 04-13-049, § 388-533-0300, filed 6/10/04, effective 7/11/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.770, and 74.09.800. WSR 00-14-068, § 388-533-0300, filed 7/5/00, effective 8/5/00.]