Numbered Memoranda Year 2009

Memo #	Status	Description	Date Issued
09-71 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Synagis® (2009 - 2010 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Season): Administration and Authorization Requirements	11/18/2009
09-70 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	10/30/2009
09-69 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Additions to the Covered Over-the-Counter Drug List, Changes to the Washington PDL, Additions to Drugs Requiring Prior Authorization	10/30/2009
09-68 Postcard Notification		Alien Emergency Medical (AEM) Program, Nursing Facility Program, and Alien Medical Program: Changes in Medical Eligibility and Benefits	10/30/2009
09-67 Postcard Notification		Home Infusion Therapy/Parenteral Nutrition Program: Coverage Changes	10/26/2009
09-66 Postcard Notification		Outpatient Hospital Services: Policy, and Procedure Code Updates	10/26/2009
09-65 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	10/01/2009
09-64 Postcard Notification		General Assistance-Unemployable (GA-U) Program: Managed Care Enrollment Requirement	09/23/2009
09-63 Postcard Notification		General Assistance-Unemployable (GA-U): Managed Care Enrollment Required Note: Updated by Document Correction DC-2009-6	09/22/2009
09-62 Postcard Notification	Coming Soon	Enteral Nutrition: Update and Clarify Several Sections
09-61 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Generics First for New Starts, Changes to the Washington PDL, Changes to the EA List, and New Alien Emergency Medical Billing Requirements	09/01/2009
09-60 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	08/27/2009
09-59 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	07/30/2009
09-58 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Restriction on Coverage of OTC Drugs and Drugs that Treat Cough and Colds and Revision to the Current Narcotic Review Program 09/04/2009: DSHS removed an unnecessary piece of information from the footnote on page 3 of this memo. DSHS form 13-864 is for the Enteral Nutrition program, not the Prescription Drug Program.	07/30/2009
09-57 Postcard Notification		Nondurable MSE: Limitations on Diabetic Supplies, Incontinent Supplies, and Gloves; Discontinued Coverage of Bathroom Equipment, Compression Garments, and Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices	07/30/2009
09-56 Postcard Notification		Tribal Health Program: Increase in IHS/OMB Encounter Rate and Changes to the State Match for Non-Native Chemical Dependency Services	07/20/2009
09-55 Postcard Notification		Maternity Support Services/Infant Case Management: Updating and Clarifying Policy and Billing Instructions	07/15/2009
09-54 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Limitations on Blood Glucose Test Strips and Lancets	07/08/2009
09-53 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	06/29/2009
09-52 Postcard Notification		Inpatient Hospital Services: Policy Updates	06/30/2009
End of July Rate Memos
09-51 Postcard Notification		Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC): Prior Authorization Changes; Change in the Timeframe Allowed to Resubmit, Modify, or Adjust Initial Claims; Billing Reminders; and Policy Clarifications	06/30/2009
09-50 Postcard Notification		Outpatient Hospital Services: Fee Schedule, and Policy Changes, and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-49 Postcard Notification		Chemical Dependency: Fee Schedule Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-48 Postcard Notification		Nondurable MSE: Fee Schedule Changes, Reminder of Billing Requirement for Destination-Based Sales Tax, and Change in Billing Timelines	06/24/2009
09-47 Postcard Notification		Vision Care: Fee Schedule Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-46 Postcard Notification		Speech and Audiology Program: Fee Schedule Updates	06/30/2009
09-45 Postcard Notification		School-Based Healthcare Services for Children in Special Education: Fee Schedule Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-44 Postcard Notification		Psychologist Program: Fee Schedule Updates and Change in Billing Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-43 Postcard Notification		Prenatal Diagnosis Genetic Counseling: Fee Schedule Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-42 Postcard Notification		Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices: Fee Schedule Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-41 Postcard Notification		Planned Home Births and Births in Birthing Centers: Fee Schedule, Policy Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-40 Postcard Notification		Physician-Related Services: Vendor Rate Decrease for Adult and Children E&M and Laboratory Services; Fee Schedule and Policy Updates; and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-39 Postcard Notification		Physical Therapy Program: Fee Schedule Updates	06/30/2009
09-38 Postcard Notification		Oxygen Program: Updates to Fee Schedule, Coverage Table, Rental Policy, EPA and HCPCS Codes, and Billing Timelines	06/30/2009
09-37 Postcard Notification		Occupational Therapy Program: Fee Schedule Updates	06/30/2009
09-36 Postcard Notification		Neurodevelopmental Centers: Fee Schedule Updates	06/30/2009
09-35 Postcard Notification		Mental Health Services for Children Fee Schedule Updates and Change in Billing Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-34 Postcard Notification		Medical Nutrition Therapy: Fee Schedule Update	06/30/2009
09-33 Postcard Notification		Kidney Center Services: Fee Schedule Changes and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/30/2009
09-32 Postcard Notification		Reproductive Health Services, Family Planning Only Services, and TAKE CHARGE Services: Fee Schedule Updates	06/29/2009
09-31 Postcard Notification		EPSDT Program: Fee Schedule Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-30 Postcard Notification		Enteral Nutrition: Fee Schedule Updates, Policy Changes and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Claims	06/23/2009
09-29 Postcard Notification		Hearing Aids and Services: Fee Schedule, Policy, and Coverage Table Updates and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims
09-28 Postcard Notification		Diabetes Education Program: Fee Schedule Updates and Change in Billing Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-27 Postcard Notification		Dental Program: Fee Schedule and Coverage Changes and New Timelines for Resubmitting, Modifying, or Adjusting Initial Claims	06/30/2009
09-26 Postcard Notification		Chiropractic Services for Children: Fee Schedule Changes	06/30/2009
09-25 Postcard Notification		Blood Bank Services	06/29/2009
09-24 Postcard Notification		July 1, 2009 Program and Fee Schedule Changes and Procedure Code Updates; and Change in the Timeframe Allowed to Resubmit, Modify, or Adjust Initial Claims	06/15/2009
Start of July Rate Memos
09-23 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	05/29/09
09-22 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Increase in Discount Applied to the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) of Drugs Paid for by DSHS	06/01/09
09-21 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Minimum Dose Limits for Seroquel/Seroquel XR, and Changes to the Washington PDL, EA List, and List of Limitations on Certain Drugs	06/01/09
09-20 Postcard Notification		Federal Health Care Program Participation: Using the Federal Exclusion Database for Screening Employees and Contractors	6/2/2009
09-19 Postcard Notification		Discontinuation of Paper Remittance Advices (RA) with Implementation of Provider One	04/28/09
09-18 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	04/28/09
09-17 Postcard Notification		Hospice Services: Fee Schedule Updates	04/28/09
09-16		Prescription Drug Program: Numbered Memorandum 09-09 Rescinded	04/10/09
09-15 Postcard Notification		Ambulatory Surgery Centers: 2009 Fee Schedule and Policy Updates	04/02/09
09-14 Postcard Notification		Outpatient Hospital Services: Fee Schedule, Policy, and Revenue Code Updates	04/03/09
09-13		Paper Copies of Billing Instructions, # Memos, and Document Corrections No Longer Available	03/31/09
09-12 Postcard Notification		Wheelchairs, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and Supplies: Fee Schedule Changes	04/01/09
09-11 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Implementation of Step Therapy for Inhaled Long-Acting Beta Agonist/Corticosteroid Combination Drugs	03/31/09
09-10 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	03/25/09
09-09 Postcard Notification	RESCINDED	Effective April 10, 2009, HRSA has rescinded this memorandum. Prescription Drug Program: Increase in Discount Applied to the Average Wholesale Prices (AWP) of Drugs Paid for by DSHS	~~02/27/09~~ RESCINDED
09-08 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: New Limits on Duration of Use for All Proton Pump Inhibitors and Changes to the Washington Preferred Drug List and Expedited Authorization List	03/02/09
09-07 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	02/25/09
09-06 Postcard Notification		Wheelchairs, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and Supplies and Nondurable Medical Supplies and Equipment (MSE): Fee Schedule and Coverage Table Updates	01/01/09
09-05 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	01/30/09
09-04 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Additions to the List of Limitations on Certain Drugs and Changes to the Washington PDL and Expedited Authorization List	01/29/09
09-03 Postcard Notification		Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT): Modifier Change and Update to No Cost Immunizations from DOH List	01/29/09
09-02 Postcard Notification		General Information Booklet: Update to the Medicare Part C Payment Methodology	01/29/09
09-01 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	01/06/09

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