WSR 97-06-131
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Public Assistance)
[Filed March 5, 1997, 11:13 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: To amend WAC 388-97-027 Services requiring prior approval, by removing prior authorization requirements for all home health services.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To respond to provider requests that MAA remove the requirement that pharmacies bill only once per month for unit dose services to nursing facilities. This change would remove the once-per-month limit on nursing facility unit dose billings; clarify that MAA may request reports of monthly logs on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis; and edit the requirement to destroy unused drugs.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department will draft the new rules and circulate copies to any interested party for comments. All comments will be considered before final adoption.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Anne E. DeJarnette, Administrative Regulations Analyst, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45530, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504-5530, phone (360) 664-2320, FAX (360) 753-7315, TDD 1-800-848-5429, e-mail dejarae@dshs.wa.gov.
March 4, 1997
Merry A. Kogut, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit