WSR 10-21-040

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[ Filed October 13, 2010, 11:04 a.m. ]


Notice of Interpretive or Policy Statement


     In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), following is a list of policy and interpretive statements issued by the department of social and health services (DSHS).

Mecicaid [Medicaid] Purchasing Administration (MPA)

Division of Legal Services



     Document Title: # Memo 10-63.

     Subject: Outpatient hospital services: Fee schedule updates and policy changes.

     Effective Date: October 1, 2010.

     Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 1, 2010, DSHS will update the: Outpatient hospitals and outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) fee schedule; adding current procedural terminology (CPT¦) codes and healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) codes; and removing procedure codes that have changed to noncovered status; etc.

     To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Amber Dassow, MPA, P.O. Box 45504, phone (360) 725-1349, TDD/TTY 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail dassoal@dshs.wa.gov, web site http://hrsa.dshs.wa.gov.

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