11-24-084

WSR 11-24-084

INTERPRETIVE AND POLICY STATEMENT

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[ Filed December 6, 2011, 4:36 p.m. ]

Notice of Interpretive or Policy Statement

     Title or Subject: 11-75 Outpatient Hospital Services: Update Fee Schedule, Implement Coverage changes, Highlight Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Budget Target Adjuster and Rate Revisions, and Provide Budget Related Change Information.

     Effective Date: January 1, 2012.

     Description: Effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2012, the medicaid program of the health care authority intends to:

?	Incorporate the year 2012 current procedural terminology (CPT¦) and health care common procedural coding system (HCPCS) updates into the outpatient hospital and outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) fee schedules;
?	Implement coverage, authorization, and maximum unit policy changes;
?	Update budget target adjuster and OPPS rate information; and
?	Provide information for budget related changes for optional healthcare services.

     For additional information, contact Amber Dassow, Health Care Authority, P.O. Box 45504, phone [phone], TDD/TTY 1-800-848-5429, fax [phone], e-mail [e-mail], web site http://www.hca.wa.gov/.