Partial federal government shutdown
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
Washington State Courts Juvenile Service Divisions
Washington State Court Juvenile Service Divisions are eligible for partial reimbursement for the time their staff spend performing Apple Health (Medicaid) administrative activities that support the state's Medicaid plan.
MAC overview for juvenile probation
Examples of eligible administrative activities include:
- Assisting individuals in applying for or renewing Apple Health coverage.
- Attending or presenting training related to Apple Health-covered services.
- Explaining and linking individuals and their families to Apple Health-covered services.
- Referring individuals and families to Apple Health-covered services such as behavioral health treatment if it is directly related to the client care and medically necessary.
- Working with agencies and providers of medical, dental, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and family planning services to improve the coordination and delivery of services to expand Apple Health access to specific populations.
- Arranging and coordinating transportation, translation, and interpretation for Apple Health-covered services.
Staff participate in a quarterly Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) to determine the amount of time they spend performing Medicaid administrative activities. UMass Chan Medical School operates the web-based time study. The school is available to provide system related technical assistance as needed.
The Health Care Authority (HCA) manages the MAC program in Washington state and is responsible for oversight and monitoring of the program. HCA is available to provide program assistance as needed.
Random Moment Time Study (RMTS)
Billing and required documents
- A19 invoice submission process
- Certified Public Expenditures (CPE) Local Match Certification
- Certificate of Indirect Costs
Resources
Contact
Program manager
Maricela Holtzer
Email: Maricela Holtzer
Phone: 360-725-1589
Mailing address:
PO Box 45530
Olympia, WA
ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School
Center for Health Care financing
Email: MedicaidAdmMatch@umassmed.edu
Phone: 1-800-535-6741 option 6
Mailing address:
33 South Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545