WAC 388-551-1810   Pediatric palliative care (PPC) case management/coordination services -- Client eligibility.  To receive pediatric palliative care (PPC) case management/coordination services, a person must:

     (1) Be twenty years of age or younger;

     (2) Be a current recipient of the:

     (a) Categorically needy program (CNP);

     (b) Limited casualty program - medically needy program (LCP-MNP);

     (c) CNP -- Alien emergency medical;

     (d) LCP-MNP -- Alien emergency medical;

     (e) Children's health insurance program (SCHIP); and

     (3) Have a life-limiting medical condition that requires case management and coordination of medical services due to at least three of the following circumstances:

     (a) An immediate medical need during a time of crisis;

     (b) Coordination with family member(s) and providers required in more than one setting (i.e. school, home, and multiple medical offices or clinics);

     (c) A life-limiting medical condition that impacts cognitive, social, and physical development;

     (d) A medical condition with which the family is unable to cope;

     (e) A family member(s) and/or caregiver who needs additional knowledge or assistance with the client's medical needs; and

     (f) Therapeutic goals focused on quality of life, comfort, and family stability.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 05-18-033, § 388-551-1810, filed 8/30/05, effective 10/1/05.]