10-21-062  

  • WSR 10-21-062

    INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

    DEPARTMENT OF

    SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

    [ Filed October 15, 2010, 11:12 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 10-57.

         Subject: Chemical dependency: Update to diagnosis criteria.

         Effective Date: October 14, 2010.

         Document Description: Effective immediately, DSHS has updated:

    ? DSHS's chemical dependency billing instructions client diagnosis treatment criteria according to WAC 388-805-310 (2) and (4)(a); and
    ? Update the definition for opiate substitution treatment.

         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.