WAC 182-550-1000. Applicability

The medicaid agency pays for hospital services provided to eligible clients when: (1) The eligible client is a patient in an acute care hospital and the hospital meets the definition of hospital or psychiatric hospital in RCW 70.41.020 , chapter 182-500 or WAC 182-550-1050 ; (2) The services are medically necessary as defined under WAC 182-500-0070 ; and (3) The conditions, exceptions and limitations in this chapter are met.