Published on: 13379130. Chapter 440, F.S., as amended by Chapter 2013-141, Laws of Florida, eliminates the requirement that workers’ compensation health care providers be certified by the Department of Financial Services. Rule Chapter 69L-29, F.A.C., focuses exclusively on the process by which health care providers become certified to provide medical services to injured employees under Chapter 440, F.S. With the elimination of the certification requirement for health care providers under Florida’s workers’ compensation system, Rule Chapter 69L-29, F.A.C., is made obsolete and is repealed.
Published on: 12391961. Definitions., Requirements for Certification, Certification Time Frames, Occasional Health Care Providers, Decertification of a Health Care Provider, Decertification Process, Recertification Process, Determining Certification Status, Carrier Responsibilities, Health Care Provider Responsibilities, Workers' Compensation Certification Training Courses
Published on: 11695695. The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to amend the current rule chapter to revise the process by which health care providers meet the minimum criteria for certification pursuant to Section 440.13(3)(a), F.S. The proposed amendment also introduces the “Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Certification Tutorial”, a no-cost, on-line resource that implements an electronic certification process for health care providers that will improve the efficiencies in the certification process. The tutorial ensures participation only by statutorily defined providers and provides a learning tool that allows providers to progress at their own pace and to create and maintain their provider profile. The tutorial consists of an overview of the Florida Workers’ Compensation System and the general administrative policies with which a health care provider must become familiar to be certified and successfully participate under the system. The proposed rule amendment also deletes existing Rule(s) 69L-29.004, 69L-29.006, 69L-29.007, 69L-29.009 and 69L-29.011, F.A.C.
Published on: 10018759. The purpose and effect of the proposed rule development is to amend the current rule chapter to revise the process by which health care providers meet the minimum criteria for certification pursuant to Section 440.13(3)(a), F.S. The proposed amendment also introduces the “Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Certification Tutorial,” a no-cost, on-line resource that implements an electronic certification process for health care providers that will improve efficiencies in the certification process. The tutorial ensures participation only by statutorily defined providers and provides a learning tool that allows providers to progress at their own pace and to create and maintain their provider profile. The tutorial supplies providers with an overview of the Florida Workers’ Compensation System and the general administrative policies necessary for a health care provider to be certified and successfully participate under the Florida workers’ compensation system.