The purpose of the proposed amendment is to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009. The coverage and limitations handbook revisions include policy clarifications, place ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.220: Podiatry Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed amendment is to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009. The coverage and limitations handbook revisions include policy clarifications, place of service clarification, additional definitions, and new fiscal agent information, and deletion of text regarding locum tenens providers and Average Wholesale Price information for injectable medications. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule the Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Podiatry Services.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081 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:
TIME AND DATE: Monday, October 27, 2008, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Bldg. 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kathryn R. Stephens, Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, [phone], [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

59G-4.220 Podiatry Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All podiatry services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009 2004, updated January 2005, which is incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web Portal at http://mymedicaid-florida.com. Click on Public Information for Providers, then on Provider Support, and then on Provider Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling the Medicaid fiscal agent at [phone] and selecting Option 7.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081 FS. History–New 1-23-84, Amended 10-25-84, Formerly 10C-7.529, Amended 4-21-92, 11-9-92, 7-1-93, Formerly 10C-7.0529, 10P-4.220, Amended 1-7-96, 3-11-98, 10-13-98, 5-24-99, 4-23-00, 7-5-01, 2-20-03, 8-5-03, 8-18-05, ________.