WSR 97-24-013

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Medical Assistance Administration)

(Public Assistance)

[Filed November 21, 1997, 2:55 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-530-1600 Unit dose pharmacy billing requirements.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, and state plan.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Proposed amendments will remove a requirement that pharmacies bill only once per month for unit dose services to nursing facilities, remove a requirement to destroy unused drugs, and clarify that the Medical Assistance Administration may request reports of logs on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis.

Process for Developing New Rule: The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of this rule. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the program manager identified below.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Joanie Scotson, Program Manager, Medical Assistance Administration, Mailstop 45530, Olympia, Washington 98504-5530, phone (360) 753-7462, FAX (360) 753-7315, TTY 1-800-848-5429, e-mail scotsjk@dshs.wa.gov.

November 21, 1997

Merry A. Kogut, Manager