Rule 59G-4.165, F.A.C., Inpatient Mental Health and Tuberculosis Hospital Services, is obsolete. Medicaid does not have a tuberculosis hospital program, and the policies that pertain to state mental health hospitals that provide long term inpatient ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE:

59G-4.165 Inpatient Mental Health and Tuberculosis Hospital Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 59G-4.165, F.A.C., Inpatient Mental Health and Tuberculosis Hospital Services, is obsolete. Medicaid does not have a tuberculosis hospital program, and the policies that pertain to state mental health hospitals that provide long term inpatient mental health services to Medicaid recipients age 65 and older are being incorporated in a new rule, Rule 59G-4.300, F.A.C.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to repeal Rule 59G-4.165, F.A.C., Inpatient Mental Health and Tuberculosis Hospital Services.

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: 409.905(5) FS., 409.906(18) FS., 409.908 FS., 409.913(5)(e) FS., 409.913(8)(h) 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: Monday, February 13, 2006, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Alisha Bradley-Nelson, Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

59G-4.165 Inpatient Mental Health and Tuberculosis Hospital Services.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905(5), 409.906(18), 409.908, 409.913(5)(e), 409.913(8)(h) FS. History–New 1-1-77, Revised 10-1-77, Amended 3-10-83, Formerly 10C-7.46, Amended 5-26-93, Formerly 10C-7.046, Repealed ________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Alisha Bradley-Nelson

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Alan Levine, Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: January 11, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: October 7, 2005