The amendment to Rule 59G-4.002, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule, March 2009. The effect of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.002, F.A.C., will permit the Agency to implement revisions to the Florida ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.002: Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The amendment to Rule 59G-4.002, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule, March 2009. The effect of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.002, F.A.C., will permit the Agency to implement revisions to the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule, March 2009.
SUMMARY: The reimbursement schedule contains the procedure codes and maximum fees that are effective March 2009 for the following providers whose fees are based on a resource-based relative value scale: advanced registered nurse practitioner, birth center, chiropractic, dental, hearing, independent laboratory, licensed midwife, optometric, outpatient hospital laboratory, physician, physician assistant, podiatry, portable x-ray, registered nurse first assistant, and visual.
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, 409.906, 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:
DATE AND TIME: Monday, November 30, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, 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 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ouida Mazzoccoli at the Bureau of Medicaid Services, [phone]. 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 IS: Ouida Mazzoccoli, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-4.002 Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule.

Medicaid providers who provide the following services and their billing agents who submit claims on behalf of an enrolled Medicaid provider must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule, March 2009 July 2008, which is incorporated by reference: advanced registered nurse practitioner, birth center, chiropractic, dental, hearing, independent laboratory, licensed midwife, optometric, outpatient hospital laboratory, physician, physician assistant, podiatry, portable x-ray, registered nurse first assistant, and visual. The Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Schedule is 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 Fee Schedules. Paper copies of the reimbursement schedule may be obtained by calling the Provider Contact Center at [phone] and selecting Option 7.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 8-18-05, Amended 11-30-05, 4-16-06, 10-11-06, 3-27-07, 7-25-07, 9-29-08,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Phil Emenheiser
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Holly Benson, Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 1, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 27, 2009