INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Psychiatric indigent inpatient (PII) program.
Effective Date: For claims with dates of services on and after July 1, 2003.
Document Description: Effective for claims with dates of service on and after July 1, 2003, the Mental Health Division will implement the psychiatric indigent inpatient (PII) program to ensure eligible clients receive continued voluntary inpatient hospital services. This new program was created as a result of the medically indigent program being discontinued.
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 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1344 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/download/publicationsfees.htm (Click on "Numbered Memoranda," "Year 2003"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail mailto:sullikm@dshs.wa.gov.
June 23, 2003
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section