INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Vendor rate increase for nondurable medical equipment and medical supplies.
Effective Date: July 1, 2001.
Document Description: Effective for claims with dates of service on or after July 1, 2001, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will implement an appropriated two and one-tenth percent (2.1%) vendor rate increase for MAA fee-for-service programs, as authorized by the 2001-2003 Biennium Appropriations Act. This rate increase has been applied across the board for state-unique procedure codes. Providers are reimbursed Medicare rates for HCPCS codes.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Kevin Sullivan, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45533, 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.
July 16, 2001
E. A. Myers, Acting Manager
Regulatory Improvement Project