Subject: Private duty nursing services.

Effective Date: July 1, 1999.

Document Description: Effective with dates of service on or after July 1, 1999, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) has updated the relative value units, BAUs, CPT codes, HCPCS codes, and given a 12% vendor rate increase for private duty nursing.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Ann Myers, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 664-2314, TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 753-7315, e-mail MYERSEA@dshs.wa.gov.

August 2, 1999

Leslie Saeger

Regulatory Improvement

Project Manager