59G-4.071: Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules, November 2011. The amendment updates Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and medical suppliers who provide services to Medicaid recipients.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules. An additional area to be addressed during the workshop will be the potential regulatory impact the amendment to Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., will have as provided for under Sections 120.54 and 120.541, F.S.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 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:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, December 12, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Dan Gabric at the Bureau of Medicaid Services, (850)412-4209. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Dan Gabric, Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: (850)412-4209, e-mail: dan.gabric@ahca.myflorida.com.To download a draft copy of this rule, if available, go to http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
59G-4.071 Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules.
Medicaid durable medical equipment and medical supply providers and their billing agents who submit claims on their behalf must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedule for All Medicaid Recipients, November 2011 November 2010, and the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedule for Recipients Under Age 21, November 2011 November 2010, which are incorporated by reference. The fee schedules are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web site at mymedicaid-florida.com. Select Public Information for Providers, then Provider Support, and then Fee Schedules. Paper copies may be obtained from the Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, M.S. 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308.
Rulemaking Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.902, 409.906, 409,907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 FS. History–New 5-7-07, Amended 5-8-08, 9-28-11,________.