Notice of Proposed Rule

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-13.001: Medicaid Providers Who Bill on the Non-Institutional 081
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose is to repeal Rule 59G-13.001, F.A.C., titled Medicaid Providers Who Bill on the Non-Institutional 081. The Non-Institutional 081 claims form is now obsolete. Providers that submitted paper claims on the Non-Institutional 081 claims form are now required to submit paper claims on the CMS-1500 claims form which is incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C.
SUMMARY: The proposed repeal of the rule eliminates the requirement that Medicaid providers submit paper claims on the Non-Institutional 081 claims form.
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: 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912 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:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, November 23, 2009, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room C, 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: Matt Ward at the Bureau of Medicaid Services, (850)488-9347. 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 IS: Beth Kidder, Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, (850)488-9347, e-mail: kidderb@ahca.myflorida.com

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-13.001 Medicaid Providers Who Bill on the Non-Institutional 081.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912 FS. History–New 2-3-05, Repealed________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Phil Emenheiser
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Holly Benson, Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 6, 2009