WSR 01-01-009

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)

[ Filed December 6, 2000, 3:22 p.m. ]

Date of Adoption: December 6, 2000.

Purpose: Incorporates language from repealed WAC 388-86-120 Medical care services, into a new section, WAC 388-556-0500 Medical care services under state-administered cash programs, which clarifies and updates program requirements and complies with the Governor's Executive Order 97-02. The new section defines "medical care services (MCS)" as medical care services provided to clients under the state-administered cash programs, and lists services covered under MCS by cross-referencing WAC 388-529-0200 Medical services available to eligible clients.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-86-120.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.035.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-17-053 on August 9, 2000.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 388-556-0500:

     (1) The medical assistance administration (MAA) department of social and health services (DSHS) covers...

     (2) MAA DSHS does not cover...

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

December 6, 2000

Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

2778.5
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-556-0500   Medical care services under state-administered cash programs.   Medical care services (MCS) are state-administered medical care services provided to a client receiving cash benefits under the general assistance-unemployable (GA-U) program or the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act (ADATSA) program. For a client eligible for MCS:

     (1) The department of social and health services (DSHS) covers only the medically necessary services within the notated applicable program limitations listed in the MCS column under WAC 388-529-0200.

     (2) DSHS does not cover medical services received outside the state of Washington unless the medical services are provided in a border area listed under WAC 388-501-0175.

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2774.1
REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 388-86-120 Medical care services.

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