Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-551 - Alternatives to hospital services
Subchapter II - HOME HEALTH SERVICES
Section 182-551-2040 - Face-to-face encounter requirements
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The medicaid agency pays for home health services provided under this chapter only when the face-to-face encounter requirements in this section are met.
(2) The face-to-face encounter requirements of this section may be met using telemedicine services. See WAC 182-551-2125.
(3) For initiation of home health services, with the exception of medical equipment under WAC 182-551-2122, the face-to-face encounter must be related to the primary reason the client requires home health services and must occur within 90 calendar days before or within the 30 calendar days after the start of the home health services.
(4) For the initiation of medical equipment under WAC 182-551-2122, the face-to-face encounter must be related to the primary reason the client requires medical equipment and must occur no more than six months before the start of services.
(5) The face-to-face encounter may be conducted by:
(6) Services may be ordered by:
(7) For all home health services except medical equipment under WAC 182-551-2122, the physician, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant responsible for ordering the services must:
(8) For medical equipment under WAC 182-551-2122, an ordering physician, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or the attending physician when a client is discharged from an acute hospital stay, must:
