WAC 182-551-1830. How to become a medicaid-approved pediatric palliative care (PPC) case management/coordination services provider

This section applies to medicaid-approved providers who currently do not provide pediatric palliative care (PPC) services to medicaid clients. (1) To apply to become a medicaid-approved provider of PPC services, a provider must: (a) Be a medicaid-approved hospice agency (see WAC 182-551-1300 and 182-551-1305 ); and (b) Submit a letter to the medicaid agency's hospice/PPC program manager requesting to become a medicaid-approved provider of PPC and include a copy of the provider's policies and position descriptions with minimum qualifications specific to pediatric palliative care. (2) A hospice agency qualifies to provide PPC services when: (a) All the requirements in this section are met; and (b) The medicaid agency provides the hospice agency with written notification.