INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Billing clarification for tuberculosis treatment services.
Effective Date: October 1, 2003.
Document Description: Retroactive to dates of service on and after July 1, 2003, MAA will allow additional CPT procedure codes to replace the discontinued state-unique procedure code used for TB treatment services for professional service providers. This memorandum further explains billing procedures for nonprofessional service providers.
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 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1344 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/download/publicationsfees.htm (click on "Numbered Memoranda," "Year 2003"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail mailto:sullikm@dshs.wa.gov.
September 18, 2003
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section