Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 33 No. 26, June 29, 2007 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

This is the second Notice of Change. The first Notice of Change was published in Vol 33, No. 34, August 24, 2007, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. A second public hearing was advertised in Vol. 33, No. 39, September 28, 2007, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

These changes are in response to comments received prior to the second public hearing.

The rule incorporates by reference update January 2007 to the Florida Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. On page 2-27, Room and Board Reimbursement for a Medicaid-Certified Bed, last paragraph, first sentence, we added “Effective (date of adoption will be entered here after the rule is filed)” room and board reimbursement for hospice recipients residing in a nursing facility does not include the day of discharge from hospice.