INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Expedited prior authorization (EPA) for certain durable medical equipment.
Effective Date: September 1, 2001.
Document Description: Effective for claims with dates of service on or after September 1, 2001, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will implement EPA criteria for the purchase of semi-electric hospital beds and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators (TENS).
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.
September 17, 2001
E. A. Myers, Manager
Regulatory Improvement Project