10-21-004

WSR 10-21-004

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[ Filed October 7, 2010, 10:27 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 10-64.

     Subject: Prescription drug program: Generics first for new starts on atypical antipsychotics.

     Effective Date: November 1, 2010.

     Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after November 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted, DSHS will:

?	Require that preferred generic drugs be used as a client's first course of treatment within atypical antipsychotics; and
?	Add drugs to the expedited authorization list.

     To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Amber Dassow, MPA, P.O. Box 45504, phone [phone], TDD/TTY 1-800-848-5429, fax [phone], e-mail [e-mail], web site http://hrsa.dshs.wa.gov.