The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update July 2005 to the Florida Medicaid Early Intervention Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, October 2003. The update includes allowing Infants and Toddlers Developmental ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

59G-4.085 Early Intervention Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update July 2005 to the Florida Medicaid Early Intervention Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, October 2003. The update includes allowing Infants and Toddlers Developmental Specialists (ITDS) to enroll as professional early intervention services providers; no longer allowing therapy and audiology assistants to enroll as paraprofessional early intervention services providers; and eliminating travel as part of the reimbursement for a home visit session. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule update July 2005 to the Florida Medicaid Early Intervention Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update July 2005 to the Early Intervention Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule update July 2005 to the Florida Medicaid Early Intervention Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

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 FS., 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):

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Bldg. 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, FL

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Richelle Cook, Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

59G-4.085 Early Intervention Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All Early Intervention Services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the Florida Medicaid Early Intervention Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, October 2003, updated July 2005, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, which is 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. Click on Provider Support, and then on Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling Provider Inquiry at [phone].

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.908 FS. History–New 2-1-94, Amended 4-30-00, 8-9-04, ________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Richelle Cook

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Alan Levine, Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: January 20, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 22, 2005