Notice of Proposed Rule

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-6.020: Payment Methodology for Inpatient Hospital Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed rule is to incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) payment methodology, effective January 1, 2008. In compliance with Senate Bill 2-C, 2007-08 Special Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 105 and Section 12, effective January 1, 2008, the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan will be amended as follows:
1. An additional Medicaid Trend Adjustment shall be applied to achieve a recurring annual reduction of $68,640,064.
2. Effective January 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2008, the Medicaid Trend Adjustment shall be removed for all certified trauma centers and hospitals defined in Section 408.07(45), Florida Statutes. The aggregate Medicaid Trend Adjustment found in item 1 above shall be reduced by up to $12,067,473.
3. In reducing hospital inpatient rates, rural hospitals and hospitals with twenty thousand (20,000) or more combined Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service inpatient days shall not have their inpatient rates reduced below the final rates that are effective on the prior June 30 of each year. The 2002 Financial Hospital Uniform Reporting System (FHURS) data shall be used to determine the combined inpatient Medicaid days.
4. Grammatical corrections throughout the Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule change to Rule 59G-6.020, F.A.C., incorporates revisions to the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan. The rule seeks to amend the Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan to be in compliance with Senate Bill 2-C, the 2007-08 Special Appropriations Act, effective January 1, 2008.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 409.908 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: April 16, 2008, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room C, Tallahassee, Florida 32308
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Edwin Stephens, Medicaid Program Analysis, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 21, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)414-2759 or stephene@ahca.myflorida.com.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-6.020 Payment Methodology for Inpatient Hospital Services.

Reimbursement to participating inpatient hospitals for services provided shall be in accord with the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan, Version XXXII XXXI, Effective Date January 1, 2008 July 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan as revised may be obtained by writing to the Office of the Deputy Secretary for Medicaid, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Mail Stop 8, Tallahassee, Florida 32308.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.908, 409.9117 FS. History–New 10-31-85, Formerly 10C-7.391, Amended 10-1-86, 1-10-89, 11-19-89, 3-26-90, 8-14-90, 9-30-90, 9-16-91, 4-6-92, 11-30-92, 6-30-93, Formerly 10C-7.0391, Amended 4-10-94, 8-15-94, 1-11-95,5-13-96, 7-1-96, 12-2-96, 11-30-97, 9-16-98, 11-10-99, 9-20-00, 3-31-02, 1-8-03, 7-3-03, 2-1-04, 2-16-04, 2-17-04, 8-10-04, 10-12-04, 4-19-06,12-11-06, 3-4-08,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Edwin Stephens
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Carlton D. Snipes
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 6, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 15, 2008