Washington State Health Care Authority Creating New Chapter 182-562 WAC, Community Health Worker Services

On December 31, 2024, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) published this proposed rule that creates new Chapeter 182-562 Washington Administrative Code (WAC) regarding community health worker services. The state recently received approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover community health worker (CHW) services as a Medicaid state plan preventive care service. This document outlines details of the benefit, including CHW requirements, eligibility requirements, and covered and non-covered services . . .