WSR 97-16-004

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed July 24, 1997, 10:40 a.m.]

Document Title: 8/97 #1 Medical News Bulletin.

Subject: Rate increase for hearing aid casing (replacement only).

Effective Date: August 1, 1997.

Document Description: Effective with date of service on or after August 1, 1997, the maximum allowable fee for procedure code 5002V - Hearing Aid Casing (Replacement Only) will be increased to $75.00. Attached is replacement page 21/22 for the November 1996, Hearing Aids and Services Billing Instruction [no information supplied by agency].

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Anne DeJarnette, Administrative Regulations Analyst, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Provider Services, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 664-2320, TDD 1-800-848-5429, FAX (360) 753-7315, e-mail dejarae@dshs.wa.gov.

Roxie Schalliol, Section Head