Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-550 - Hospital services
Section 182-550-6500 - Blood and blood components

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-550-6500

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The medicaid agency pays a hospital only for:

(a)Blood bank service charges for processing and storage of blood and blood components; and

(b)Blood administration charges.

(2) The agency does not pay for blood and blood components.

(3) The agency does not pay a hospital separately for the services identified in subsection (1) when these services are included and paid using the diagnosis-related group (DRG), per diem, or per case rate payment rates.

(4)The agency pays a hospital no more than the hospital's cost, as determined by the agency, for the services identified in subsection (1) when the hospital is paid using the ratio of costs-to-charges (RCC) or weighted costs-to-charges WCC payment method.

11-14-075, recodified as § 182-550-6500, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.500. 07-13-100, § 388-550-6500, filed 6/20/07, effective 8/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.730, 74.04.050, 70.01.010, 74.09.200, [74.09.]500,[74.09.]530 and 43.20B.020. 98-01-124, § 388-550-6500, filed 12/18/97, effective 1/18/98.

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