The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.330 is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Services Coverage Policy,________. The incorporated coverage policy will specify recipient eligibility, provider ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59G-4.330Transportation Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.330, F.A.C. is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Services Coverage Policy,________. The incorporated coverage policy will specify recipient eligibility, provider requirements, service coverage, and reimbursement information. The amendment also revises the title of the rule to Non-Emergency Transportation Services.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Rules 59G-4.330, Transportation Services and 59G-4.015, Ambulance Transportation Services. An additional area to be addressed during the workshop will be the potential regulatory impact Rules 59G-4.330 and 59G-4.015, Florida Administrative Code, will have as provided for under sections 120.54 and 120.541, Florida Statutes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081, 409.912, 409.913 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: October 28, 2015, 2:00 p.m. ‒ 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Derica Smith. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Derica Smith, Bureau of Medicaid Policy, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

Please note that a preliminary draft of the reference material, if available, will be posted prior to the workshop at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml. Comments will be received until 5:00 p.m., on the date of the workshop.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

59G-4.330 Non-Emergency Transportation Services.

(1) This rule applies to any person or entity prescribing or reviewing a request for non-emergency transportation services and all providers of non-emergency entities which provide transportation services who are enrolled in or registered with the to Florida Medicaid program recipients.

(2) All persons or entities described in subsection (1) non-emergency transportation services providers who provide transportation to Medicaid recipients must be in compliance comply with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Services Coverage, Policy Limitations and Reimbursement Handbook, __________July 1997, incorporated by reference. The policy handbook is available from the Florida Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web site at http://portal.flmmis.com/flpublic. website at http://floridamedicaid.acs-inc.com. Click on Provider Support, and then on Handbooks. A paper copy of the handbook may be obtained by calling Provider Inquiry at [phone].

Rulemaking Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.902, 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081, 409.912, 409.910, 409.913 FS. History–New 1-1-77, Amended 10-1-77, 1-27-81, 8-28-84, Formerly 10C-7.45, Amended 4-13-93, Formerly 10C-7.045, Amended 1-7-98, 12-18-05, 7-23-06, __________.