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Provider Notices 2014

Emails relevant to rules, Medicaid provider guides, and policies

Notice number	Subject	Issue date	Effective date
	Quarterly Billing Guide update	12/31/14	1/1/15
	Prescription Drug Billing Guide update	12/29/14	1/1/15
	New dose limits of stimulant ADHD medications	10/24/14	11/15/14
	Coverage for nonsterile gloves	10/24/14	10/24/14
	Quarterly Billing Guide update	10/02/14	10/01/14
14-67	Elimination of Provider Notice - Final Reminder	07/01/14	07/01/14
14-66	Fee Schedule Only Updates	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-65	State Maximum Allowable Costs (SMAC) - July	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-64	Vision Hardware for Clients 20 Years of Age and Younger	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-63	Outpatient Rehabilitation	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-62	Neurodevelopmental Centers	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-61	Home Health Services	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-60	Inpatient Hospital Services	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-59	Outpatient Hospital Services	06/27/14	07/01/14
14-58	State Maximum Allowable Costs (SMAC) - August	06/26/14	08/01/14
14-57	Washington Preferred Drug List (WPDL)	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-56	Nursing Facilities	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-55	Family Planning	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-54	Planned Home Births and Births in Birthing Centers	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-53	Habilitative Services	06/26/14	07/01/14

14-51	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-50	Mental Health Services	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-49	School-Based Health Care Services for Children in Special Education	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-48	Kidney Center Services	06/30/14	07/01/14
14-47	Fee Schedule Updates	06/26/14	Superseded see 14-66 07/01/14
14-46	Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Fee Schedule	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-44	Elimination of Provider Notice - Reminder	06/24/14	07/01/14
14-43	Ambulance and Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) Transportation	06/26/14	07/01/14
14-42	Physicians-Related Services/Health Care Professional	06/24/14	07/01/14
14-41	Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices	06/23/14	07/01/14
14-40	Complex Rehabilitation Technology	06/23/14	07/01/14
14-39	Nondurable Medical Supplies and Equipment Provider Guide	06/23/14	07/01/14
14-38	Durable Medical Equipment (Other) and Non-CRT Wheelchairs	06/23/14	07/01/14
14-37	Elimination of Provider Notice	06/17/14	07/01/14
14-36	Expedited Authorization (EA) List June Update	05/30/14	06/01/14
14-35	Washington Preferred Drug List (WPDL) July Update	05/30/14	Superseded see 14-577/1/14
14-34	Prescription Drug Maximum Allowable Cost Update (July)	05/30/14	07/01/14
14-32	Maternity Support Services/Infant Case Management	05/19/14	05/20/14
14-31	Maximum Allowable Cost Update (June 2014)	04/28/14	06/01/14
14-30	Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Fee Schedule - April updates	04/21/14	Retroactive to 04/01/14
14-29	Orthodontic Services Provider Guide - May 2014 Update	04/18/14	05/01/14
14-28	Dental-Related Services Provider Guide - May 2014 Update	04/18/14	05/01/14
14-27	April updates to the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Fee Schedule	04/09/14	Superseded see 14-3004/01/14
14-26	April updates to the OPPS and Outpatient Hospital Fee Schedule and Outpatient Hospital Services	04/10/14	04/01/14
14-25	Maximum allowable costs update May 2014	03/28/14	04/01/14
14-24	Prenatal Genetic Counseling client eligibility and billing section updates	04/03/14	04/01/14
14-23	Mental Health Services new CPT Code	04/03/14	04/01/14
14-22	Physician-Related Services/Health Care Professional Provider Guide - April 2014 update	03/24/14	04/01/14
14-20	Add Alpha-agonists to the expedited authorization (EA) list.	03/14/14	03/17/14
14-19	Increased Rate for Independent ARNPs	02/27/14	02/27/14
14-18	Maximum allowable costs update	02/26/14	03/01/14
14-17	Hospice new Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) codes and descriptions	02/26/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-16	Chemical Dependency Medicaid Provider Guide update definitions section, coverage group codes table and coverage table	02/19/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-14	Washington Apple Health defined	02/07/14	02/07/14
14-13	Prescription Drug Medicaid Provider Guide update and clarify splitting single dose vials	01/30/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-12	Revisions to the agency's Medicaid Provider Guides will affect Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics	01/29/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-11	Alpha Agonist requirement for 17 years of age and younger	01/29/14	03/01/14
14-10	Prescription Drug Maximum Allowable Cost Update March 2014	01/29/14	03/01/14
14-09	Complex Rehabilitation Technology - coverage table updates	02/07/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-08	Revised Nondurable Medical Supplies and Equipment (MSE) Medicaid Provider Guide	01/30/14	01/01/14
14-07	Physician-Related/Health Care Professional Services MPG clarify developmental screenings are limited to clients 36 months of age or younger who are suspected of having autism.	01/23/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-06	Kidney Center Services update coverage requirements for selected procedure codes	02/07/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-05	Home Infusion Therapy/Parenteral Nutrition remove HCPCS code 4245	02/07/14	Retroactive to 01/01/14
14-04	Prescription Drug Medicaid Provider Guide changes regarding vaccines	01/21/14	Superseded see 14-13 01/01/14
14-02	Maximum Allowable Cost Update Pre-release for February 2014	12/31/13	01/01/14
14-01	Washington Preferred Drug List prerelease update	01/23/14	02/01/14