Subject: Prescription drug program -- Updates.

Effective Date: The week of July 17, 2000.

This numbered memorandum describes:

•	Additional drugs that must be billed first to Medicare for dual-eligible (Medicaid/Medicare Part B) clients; and
•	Changes to the Medical Assistance Administration's (MAA) expedited prior authorization (EPA) criteria for proton pump inhibitors.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Ann Myers, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, DSHS, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 725-1345, TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 753-7315, e-mail mailto:MYERSEA@dshs.wa.gov.

June 7, 2000

Leslie Saeger, Manager

Regulatory Improvement Project

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