INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Spoken language interpreter services provided at a federally qualified health center (FQHC).
Effective Date: January 1, 2001.
Document Description: The purpose of this memorandum is to inform FQHCs and interpreter service agencies that DSHS will cover spoken language interpreter services provided in an FQHC, effective January 1, 2001, dates of service and after.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, DSHS, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 725-1344 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov (click on numbered memorandum link), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail mailto:sullikm@dshs.wa.gov.
December 21, 2000
Ann Myers, Acting Manager
Regulatory Improvement Project