INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Prescription drug program: Maximum allowable cost update.
Effective Date: February 23, 2004.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after March 1, 2004, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will implement the following changes to the prescription drug program:
1. New additions to the maximum allowable cost (MAC) list;
2. Deletions from the MAC list;
3. Adjustments to existing MACs; and
4. Adjustments to existing certified average wholesale prices (CAWPs).
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Barbara Salmon, Rules and Publications Section, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Policy and Analysis, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1349 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/download/publicationsfees.htm (click on "Numbered Memos," "Year 2003"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail salmobl@dshs.wa.gov.
February 27, 2004
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section