The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Rural Health Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007. The revised handbook contains updated policies for the services that are ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.280: Rural Health Clinic Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Rural Health Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007. The revised handbook contains updated policies for the services that are provided by rural health clinics. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule the Florida Medicaid Rural Health Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007.

In the Notice of Rule Development that was published on September 8, 2006, we stated that the Florida Medicaid Rural Health Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook was effective October 2006. We changed the effective date to January 2007.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference in the rule the Florida Medicaid Rural Health Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: 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, 409.9081 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, February 26, 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: Catherine McGrath, 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-4.280 Rural Health Clinic Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All rural health clinic providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must comply with the Florida Medicaid Rural Health Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007 October 2003, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s website at http://floridamedicaid.acs-inc.com agent. Click on Provider Support, and then on Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling the Medicaid fiscal agent at [phone].

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.906, 409.908, 409.9081 FS. History–New 4-14-80, Amended 12-28-80, Formerly 10C-7.51, Amended 8-11-91, 1-19-93, Formerly 10C-7.051, Amended 6-29-94, 6-10-96, 6-24-98, 12-4-00, 5-31-04,_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Catherine McGrath

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Christa Calamas, Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: December 15, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 8, 2006