Notice of Proposed Rule

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.002: Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference errata January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule. The errata contain corrections to the Hearing Services Fee Schedule, Podiatry Services Fee Schedule, and Birth Center Services Fee Schedule. The effect will be to incorporate into rule errata January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference errata January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule. The errata contain corrections to the Hearing Services Fee Schedule, Podiatry Services Fee Schedule, and Birth Center Services Fee Schedule.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.905, 409.906, 409.908 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
TIME AND DATE: Monday, July 31, 2006, 2:00 p.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 IS: Jason Ottinger, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, (850)922-7314

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-4.002 Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule.

Medicaid providers who provide the following services and their billing agents who submit claims on behalf of an enrolled Medicaid provider must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule, January 2006, errata January 2006, which is incorporated by reference: advanced registered nurse practitioner, birth center, chiropractic, dental, hearing, independent laboratory, licensed midwife, optometric, outpatient hospital laboratory, physician, physician assistant, podiatry, portable x-ray, registered nurse first assistant, and visual.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 8-18-05, Amended 11-30-05, 4-16-06,_________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Jason Ottinger
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Alan Levine, Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 21, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: May 19, 2006