If a client is eligible for both medicare and medicaid:
(1) The medicaid agency requires a provider to accept medicare assignment before any medicaid reimbursement;
(a) If the service provided is covered by medicare and medicaid, the agency pays only the deductible or coinsurance up to medicare's or medicaid's allowed amount, whichever is less.
(b) If the service provided is covered by medicare but is not covered by the agency, the agency pays only the deductible or coinsurance up to medicare's allowed amount.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021,
41.05.160 and 42 C.F.R. Part 440.70; 42 U.S.C. section 1396 (b)(i)(27). WSR 18-24-021, § 182-543-8200, filed 11/27/18, effective 1/1/19. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and 2013 c 178. WSR 14-08-035, § 182-543-8200, filed 3/25/14, effective 4/25/14. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-543-8200, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090 and
74.04.050. WSR 11-14-052, § 388-543-8200, filed 6/29/11, effective 8/1/11.]