INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Family medical project.
Effective Date: May 1, 2000.
Effective May 1, 2000, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will reinstate medical benefits for certain families who lost their medical benefits when they stopped getting a temporary assistance for needy family (TANF) cash grant. This applies only to families who lost their medical benefits between August 1, 1997, and August 31, 1999. This memo discusses the details necessary for providers.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Ann Myers, Regulatory Improvement Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 725-1345, TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 753-7315, e-mail mailto:MYERSEA@dshs.wa.gov.
April 13, 2000
Leslie Saeger, Manager
Regulatory Improvement Project