WSR 20-13-042

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[Filed June 10, 2020, 12:24 p.m.]

Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 20-0025 Home Health Services.

Effective Date: July 1, 2020 (anticipated).

Description: The health care authority (HCA) intends to submit medicaid SPA 20-0025 in order to align with Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revisions to include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists as individuals who can certify the need for home health services and order services.

SPA 20-0025 is expected to have no effect on the annual aggregate expenditures, reimbursement, or payment for home health services.

SPA 20-0025 is in the development process; therefore, a copy is not yet available for review. HCA would appreciate any input or concerns regarding this SPA. To request a copy when it becomes available, you may contact the person named below. To submit comments, please contact the person named below (please note that all comments are subject to public review and disclosure, as are the names of those who comment).

Contact: Cynde Rivers, Home Health, 626 8th Avenue S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 253-725-5282, TTY 711, email Cynthia.rivers@hca.wa.gov, website hca.wa.gov.