The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid State Mental Health Hospital Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, September 2005. The revised handbook contains changes required by the Health Insurance Portability ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE:

59G-4.300 State Mental Health Hospital Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid State Mental Health Hospital Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, September 2005. The revised handbook contains changes required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule the revised Florida Medicaid State Mental Health Hospital Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid State Mental Health Hospital Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, September 2005. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule the revised Florida Medicaid State Mental Health Hospital Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

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 FS., 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: 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-4.300 State Mental Health Hospital Services.

(1) This rule applies to state mental health hospitals that provide long term inpatient mental health services to Medicaid recipients age 65 and older who meet the Medicaid Institutional Care Program eligibility requirements.

(2) All state mental hospitals that provide long term inpatient mental health services to Medicaid recipients age 65 and older who meet the Medicaid Institutional Care Program eligibility requirements must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid State Mental Health Hospital Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, September 2005, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, Institutional 021, which is incorporated in Rule 59G-4.200, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.908 FS. History–New ________.

 

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