The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-6.080 is to specify the rule is applicable to fee-for-service Florida Medicaid providers.

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

59G-6.080: Payment Methodology for Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Center Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-6.080 is to specify the rule is applicable to fee-for-service Florida Medicaid providers.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Rules 59G-6.080, Payment Methodology for Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Center Services, and 59G-6.090, Payment Methodologies for County Health Departments.

An additional area to be addressed during the workshop will be the potential regulatory impact Rules 59G-6.080, and 59G-6.090, Florida Administrative Code, will have as provided for under sections 120.54 and 120.541, Florida Statutes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.908 FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: December 3, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room D, 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: Chanda Farcas 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: Chanda Farcas, Bureau of Medicaid Program Finance, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 23, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].

Comments will be received until 5:00 p.m., on December 4, 2015.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

59G-6.080 Payment Methodology for Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Center Services.

Reimbursement to participating health centers for services provided shall be in accordance with the Florida Title XIX Federally Qualified Health Center and Rural Health Center Reimbursement Plan (the Plan), Version V, effective July 1, 2014, available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05547, incorporated by reference. The Plan is applicable to the fee-for-service delivery system. A copy of the Plan as revised may be obtained by writing to the Office of the Deputy Secretary for Medicaid, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Mail Stop #8, Tallahassee, FL 32308.

Rulemaking Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.908 FS. History–New 6-3-93, Formerly 10P-6.080, Amended 4-10-94, 12-26-01, 2-1-04, 8-10-15,_______.