11-04-029  

  • WSR 11-04-029

    INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

    DEPARTMENT OF

    SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

    [ Filed January 24, 2011, 12:22 p.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.

    Medicaid Purchasing Administration (MPA)

    Division of Legal Services



         Document Title: # Memo 10-85.

         Subject: Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC): 2011 fee schedule and policy updates.

         Effective Date: January 1, 2011.

         Document Description: Revise the definition for ASC; update the ASC fee schedule with procedure code revisions; add year 2011 current procedural terminology (CPT¦) codes and year 2011 healthcare common procedural coding system codes to the ASC fee schedule; update the ASC fee schedule with new authorization codes with budget reduction related changes; make changes to the dental program for clients twenty-one and older that affect ASCs; and implement new authorization codes.

         To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Amber Dassow, MPA, P.O. Box 5504, 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.