Section 182-538C-070 - Payment(1) For crisis services, the behavioral health administrative services organization (BH-ASO) must determine whether the person receiving the services is eligible for Washington apple health or if the person has any other form of insurance coverage.(2) For people receiving crisis services who do not have other insurance coverage, the BH-ASO is responsible for the cost of those services.(3) The BH-ASO administers and pays for the evaluation of involuntary detention or involuntary treatment under chapters 71.05, 71.24, and 71.34 RCW.(4) The BH-ASO pays a reimbursement for each state hospital patient day of care that exceeds the BH-ASO daily allocation of state hospital beds based on a quarterly calculation of the bed usage by the BH-ASO. (a) The medicaid agency bills the BH-ASO quarterly for state hospital patient days of care exceeding the BH-ASO daily allocation of state hospital beds and the established rate of reimbursement.(b) The BH-ASO using fewer patient days of care than its quarterly allocation of state hospital beds will receive a portion of the reimbursement collected proportional to its share of the total number of patient days of care that were not used at the appropriate state hospital.Wash. Admin. Code § 182-538C-070
Adopted by WSR 16-05-051, Filed 2/11/2016, effective 4/1/2016Amended by WSR 19-24-063, Filed 11/27/2019, effective 1/1/2020