74.70.080 – Federal approval.
RCW 74.70.080 Federal approval. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1)(a) The authority shall request any approval from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services it determines are necessary for the use of fees pursuant to this chapter and for the purpose of receiving associated federal matching funds. (b) This chapter shall be […]
74.70.090 – Delayed implementation—Retroactive fees.
RCW 74.70.090 Delayed implementation—Retroactive fees. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) If there is a delay in the implementation of this chapter for any reason, including a delay in any required approval of the quality assurance fee and reimbursement methodology specified by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, the following shall apply: […]
74.70.020 – Definitions.
RCW 74.70.020 Definitions. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Aggregate fee schedule amount” means the product of the add-on calculated pursuant to RCW 74.70.060(1) multiplied by the number of emergency ambulance transports for the state fiscal year. (2) […]
74.70.030 – Ambulance transport fund—Sources—Use.
RCW 74.70.030 Ambulance transport fund—Sources—Use. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) A dedicated fund is hereby established within the state treasury to be known as the ambulance transport fund. The purpose and use of the fund shall be to receive and disburse funds, together with accrued interest, in accordance with this chapter. Moneys […]
74.70.040 – Report to authority.
RCW 74.70.040 Report to authority. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) Each ambulance transport provider must report to the authority the number of emergency ambulance transports by payer type and the annual gross receipts for the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, pursuant to form and timing required by the authority. The […]
74.70.050 – Quality assurance fee—Calculation—Assessment—Interest.
RCW 74.70.050 Quality assurance fee—Calculation—Assessment—Interest. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) Beginning July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the authority shall assess each ambulance transport provider a quality assurance fee. Each ambulance transport provider must pay the quality assurance fee on a quarterly basis. The quarterly quality assurance fee payment shall be based […]
74.70.060 – Add-on increase—Funding.
RCW 74.70.060 Add-on increase—Funding. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) Beginning July 1, 2021, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, reimbursement for emergency ambulance transports provided by ambulance transport providers shall be increased by application of an add-on to the associated medicaid fee-for-service payment schedule. The add-on increase to the fee-for-service payment […]
74.66.120 – Civil investigative demands.
RCW 74.66.120 Civil investigative demands. (1)(a) Whenever the attorney general, or a designee, for purposes of this section, has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to a false claims act investigation, the attorney general, or a designee, may, before commencing a […]
74.66.130 – Reporting.
RCW 74.66.130 Reporting. Beginning November 15, 2012, and annually thereafter, the attorney general in consultation with the health care authority must report results of implementing the medicaid fraud false claims act. This report must include: (1) The number of attorneys assigned to qui tam initiated actions; (2) The number of cases brought by qui tam […]
74.67.005 – Finding—Intent.
RCW 74.67.005 Finding—Intent. The legislature finds that medicaid provider fraud and the abuse and neglect of persons in nursing facilities, adult family homes, and long-term care services present a serious risk of harm to the people of the state of Washington in general and to vulnerable adults in particular. The legislature intends with this chapter […]