PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Medical Assistance Administration)
Date of Adoption: December 14, 2001.
Purpose: This WAC implements the optional Medicaid program that allows uninsured women under the age of sixty-five who are identified through the CDC detection program to receive treatment for breast and cervical cancer.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.09.530, and 74.09.510.
Other Authority: Public Law 106-354.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-21-119 on October 23, 2001.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 1,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
December 14, 2001
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
2954.5(a) Has been screened for breast or cervical cancer under the center for disease control (CDC) breast and cervical cancer early detection program (BCCEDP);
(b) Is found to require treatment for either breast or cervical cancer or for a related precancerous condition;
(c) Is under sixty-five years of age;
(d) Is not eligible for another CN Medicaid program;
(e) Is uninsured or does not otherwise have creditable coverage;
(f) Meets residency requirements as described in WAC 388-468-0005;
(g) Meets Social Security Number requirements as described in WAC 388-476-0005; and
(h) Meets citizenship and alien status requirements as described in:
(i) WAC 388-424-0005 (1)(a) and (b); or
(ii) WAC 388-424-0010 (1) or (2)(a) and (b).
(2) The certification periods described in WAC 388-416-0015 (1), (4), and (6) apply to the BCCTP. Eligibility for Medicaid continues throughout the course of treatment as certified by the CDC-BCCEDP.
(3) Income and asset limits are set by the CDC-BCCEDP.
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