The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update contains the 2006 procedure codes and ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

59G-4.020 Ambulatory Surgical Center Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update contains the 2006 procedure codes and payment groups. The effect will be to incorporate in the rule update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Ambulatory Surgical Center Services.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.906 FS., 409.908 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Monday, February 6, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2728 Fort Knox Boulevard, Building 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida 32308

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Melissa Vergeson, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS #20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, [phone]

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

59G-4.020 Ambulatory Surgical Center Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All ambulatory surgical center providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2004, updated January 2005 and January 2006, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, which is incorporated in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s website at http://floridamedicaid.acs-inc.com. Click on Provider Support, and then on Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling Provider Inquiry at [phone].

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 10-25-84, Formerly 10C-7.531, Amended 5-13-92, 7-12-92, 7-27-93, Formerly 10C-7.0531, Amended 9-8-94, 7-3-95, 11-18-97, 10-27-98, 1-1-01, 7-26-01, 2-25-03, 2-17-04, 1-10-05, 10-2-05, ________.