The medicaid agency covers, without prior authorization, positioning devices with the following limitations:
(1) Positioning system/supine board (small or large), including padding, straps, adjustable armrests, footboard, and support blocks - One per client in a five-year period.
(2) Prone stander (infant, child, youth, or adult size) - One per client in a five-year period. The prone stander must be prescribed by a physician and the client must not be residing in a skilled nursing facility.
(3) Adjustable standing frame (for child/adult who is thirty to sixty-eight inches tall), including two padded back support blocks, a chest strap, a pelvic strap, a pair of knee blocks, an abductor, and a pair of foot blocks - One per client in a five-year period.
(4) Positioning car seats - One per client, eight years of age and older or four feet nine inches or taller, in a five-year period.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and 2013 c 178. WSR 14-08-035, § 182-543-3200, filed 3/25/14, effective 4/25/14. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-543-3200, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090 and
74.04.050. WSR 11-14-052, § 388-543-3200, filed 6/29/11, effective 8/1/11.]