INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Vendor rate increase and policy changes for dental-related services.
Effective Date: July 1, 2001.
Document Description: Effective with dates of service on or after July 1, 2001, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will implement a legislatively authorized vendor rate increase of two and one-tenth percent (2.1%) for dental services. MAA is applying the vendor rate increase amounts allocated for children's and adult's dental programs to specific procedures, rather than across the board, to address reimbursement issues and concerns expressed by stakeholders regarding certain aspects of the dental program.
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