INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Metric decimal billing reminder for prescription drug claims.
Effective Date: July 1, 2001.
Document Description: Effective July 1, 2001, the Medical Assistance Administration will implement mandatory metric decimal billing for prescription drug claims. Providers were previously notified of this change in Numbered Memorandum 00-73 MAA, dated December 28, 2000.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program support, P.O. Box 45533, 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.
May 25, 2001
E. A. Myers, Acting Manager
Regulatory Improvement Project