Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., is a new rule that will incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.071: Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., is a new rule that will incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules that are effective January 2007. The effect of Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., will be to incorporate by reference in rule the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules, January 2007.
In the Notice of Rule Development that was published in Vol. 32, No. 39, September 29, 2006, Florida Administrative Weekly, we stated that the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules were effective January 2006. We corrected the effective date to January 2007.
SUMMARY: Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., will incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules that are effective January 2007. The effect of Rule 59G-4.071, F.A.C., will be to incorporate by reference in rule the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules, January 2007.
SUMMARY 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: 409.906, 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(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3, Conference Room D, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Dan Gabric, Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-4.071 Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedules.

Medicaid durable medical equipment and medical supply providers and their billing agents who submit claims on their behalf must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedule for All Medicaid Recipients, January 2007, and the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Provider Fee Schedule for Recipients Under Age 21, January 2007, which are incorporated by reference. The fee schedules are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s website at http://florida medicaid.acs-inc.com. Click on Provider Support, and then on Fees.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Dan Gabric
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Christa Calamas
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 20, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 29, 2006