INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Numbered Memorandum.
Effective Date: September 16, 1999.
Document Description: Retroactive to dates of service on or after September 16, 1999, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will reimburse hospitals for newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) and other metabolic disorders performed by the Department of Health (DOH) for Medicaid-eligible deliveries.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Ann Myers, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 586-2337, TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 753-7315, e-mail mailto:MYERSEA@dshs.wa.gov.
October 8, 1999
Leslie Saeger
Regulatory Improvement
Project Manager