59G-4.060: Dental Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference the update July 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Dental Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook was revised to include Medicaid coverage of partial dentures for Medicaid recipients age 21 and older. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule Update July 2006 to Florida Medicaid Dental Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Dental Services.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.906, 409.908, 409.912 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mary Cerasoli, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)922-7328
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
59G-4.060 Dental Services.
(1) No change.
(2) All dental services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the Florida Medicaid Dental Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2006, updated July 2006, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, Dental 111, October 2003, which are incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. All handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s website at http://floridamedicaid.acs-inc.com. Click on Provider Support, and then on Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling Provider Inquiry at (800)377-8216.
(3) No change.
Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906, 409.908, 409.912 FS. History–New 7-10-80, Amended 2-19-81, 10-27-81, 7-21-83, Formerly 10C-7.523, Amended 9-11-90, 11-3-92, Formerly 10C-7.0523, Amended 6-29-93, Formerly 10P-4.060, Amended 7-19-94, 7-16-96,3-11-98, 10-13-98, 12-28-98, 6-10-99, 4-23-00, 4-24-01, 7-5-01, 2-20-03, 8-5-03, 1-8-04, 10-12-04, 6-28-05, 7-2-06,________.