Wash. Admin. Code § 182-546-4100

Current through Register Vol. 24-12, June 15, 2024
Section 182-546-4100 - Ambulance transportation- Behavioral health treatment-General

The medicaid agency pays for medically necessary ambulance transportation to and from a covered behavioral health service (see WAC 182-546-4300 ) subject to the conditions and limitations within this chapter. For purposes of Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) and voluntary behavioral health services:

(1) The agency pays for transportation services for people involuntarily detained for behavioral health services when they have been assessed by a DCR and found to be one of the following:
(a) A danger to self;
(b) A danger to others;
(c) At substantial risk of inflicting physical harm upon the property of others; or
(d) Gravely disabled as a result of their behavioral health condition.
(2) The agency pays for ambulance transportation to take a client to and from an inpatient facility for behavioral health admission under the ITA.
(3) The agency pays for ambulance transportation services to take a client to the hospital for a voluntary inpatient behavioral health stay when medically necessary.
(4) The DCR authorizes the treatment destination based on the client's legal status.

Wash. Admin. Code § 182-546-4100

Adopted by WSR 20-17-010, Filed 8/6/2020, effective 9/6/2020