Section 182-502-0016. Continuing requirements.

(1) To continue to provide services for eligible clients and be paid for those services, a provider must:

(a) Provide all services without discriminating on the grounds of race, creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability;

(b) Provide all services according to federal and state laws and rules, medicaid agency billing instructions, numbered memoranda issued by the agency, and other written directives from the agency;

(c) Inform the agency of any changes to the provider's application or contract, including but not limited to, changes in:

(i) Ownership (see WAC 182-502-0018);

(ii) Address or telephone number;

(iii) Professional practicing under the billing provider number; or

(iv) Business name.

(d) Retain a current professional state license, registration, certification and applicable business license for the service being provided, and update the agency of all changes;

(e) Inform the agency in writing within seven calendar days of changes applicable to the provider's clinical privileges;

(f) Inform the agency in writing within seven business days of receiving any informal or formal disciplinary order, decision, disciplinary action or other action(s), including, but not limited to, restrictions, limitations, conditions and suspensions resulting from the practitioner's acts, omissions, or conduct against the provider's license, registration, or certification in any state;

(g) Screen employees and contractors with whom they do business prior to hiring or contracting, and on a monthly ongoing basis thereafter, to assure that employees and contractors are not excluded from receiving federal funds as required by 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 and 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5;

(h) Report immediately to the agency any information discovered regarding an employee's or contractor's exclusion from receiving federal funds in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7 and 42 U.S.C. 1320c-5. See WAC 182-502-0010 (2)(j);

(i) Pass any portion of the agency's screening process as specified in WAC 182-502-0010 (2)(j) when the agency requires such information to reassess a provider;

(j) Maintain professional and general liability coverage to the extent the provider is not covered:

(i) Under agency, center, or facility professional and general liability coverage; or

(ii) By the Federal Tort Claims Act, including related rules and regulations;

(k) Not surrender, voluntarily or involuntarily, his or her professional state license, registration, or certification in any state while under investigation by that state or due to findings by that state resulting from the practitioner's acts, omissions, or conduct;

(l) Furnish documentation or other assurances as determined by the agency in cases where a provider has an alcohol or chemical dependency problem, to adequately safeguard the health and safety of medical assistance clients that the provider:

(i) Is complying with all conditions, limitations, or restrictions to the provider's practice both public and private; and

(ii) Is receiving treatment adequate to ensure that the dependency problem will not affect the quality of the provider's practice; and

(m) Submit to a revalidation process at least every five years. This process includes, but is not limited to:

(i) Updating provider information including, but not limited to, disclosures;

(ii) Submitting forms as required by the agency including, but not limited to, a new core provider agreement; and

(iii) Passing the agency's screening process as specified in WAC 182-502-0010 (2)(j).

(2) A provider may contact the agency with questions regarding its programs. However, the agency's response is based solely on the information provided to the agency's representative at the time of inquiry, and in no way exempts a provider from following the laws and rules that govern the agency's programs.

(3) The agency may refer the provider to the appropriate state health professions quality assurance commission.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and 42 C.F.R. 455.432. WSR 15-10-003, § 182-502-0016, filed 4/22/15, effective 5/23/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 42 C.F.R. 455. WSR 13-03-068, § 182-502-0016, filed 1/14/13, effective 2/14/13. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-502-0016, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.080, and 74.09.290. WSR 11-11-017, § 388-502-0016, filed 5/9/11, effective 6/9/11.]

RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and 42 C.F.R. 455.432. WSR 15-10-003, § 182-502-0016, filed 4/22/15, effective 5/23/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 42 C.F.R. 455. WSR 13-03-068, § 182-502-0016, filed 1/14/13, effective 2/14/13. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-502-0016, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.080, and 74.09.290. WSR 11-11-017, § 388-502-0016, filed 5/9/11, effective 6/9/11.

Rules

182-502-0018,182-502-0010,182-502-0010,182-502-0010,