INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Coverage for lunelle and emergency contraception pills (ECP).
Effective Date: January 1, 2001.
Document Description: The purpose of this memorandum is to inform family planning/STD clinics that MAA began paying for injectable contraception -- Lunelle, effective with dates of service on or after November 1, 2001, and changed the way ECP must be billed, effective December 1, 2000. Maximum allowable fees for the Year 2001 additions are also included.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, DSHS, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 725-1344 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov (click on Numbered Memorandum link), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail mailto:sullikm@dshs.wa.gov.
January 9, 2001
Ann Myers, Acting Manager
Regulatory Improvement Project