PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Date of Adoption: December 6, 2000.
Purpose: Incorporates language from repealed WAC 388-86-120 Medical care services, into a new section, WAC 388-556-0500 Medical care services under state-administered cash programs, which clarifies and updates program requirements and complies with the Governor's Executive Order 97-02. The new section defines "medical care services (MCS)" as medical care services provided to clients under the state-administered cash programs, and lists services covered under MCS by cross-referencing WAC 388-529-0200 Medical services available to eligible clients.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-86-120.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.035.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-17-053 on August 9, 2000.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 388-556-0500:
(1) The medical assistance administration (MAA) department
of social and health services (DSHS) covers...
(2) MAA DSHS does not cover...
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
December 6, 2000
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
2778.5(1) The department of social and health services (DSHS) covers only the medically necessary services within the notated applicable program limitations listed in the MCS column under WAC 388-529-0200.
(2) DSHS does not cover medical services received outside the state of Washington unless the medical services are provided in a border area listed under WAC 388-501-0175.
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2774.1 The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 388-86-120 | Medical care services. |