Podiatry Services  


  • RULE NO: RULE TITLE
    59G-4.220: Podiatry Services
    NOTICE OF CORRECTION
    Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 36 No. 1, January 8, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendment to Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2010. The amendment to Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., will permit the Agency to implement revisions to the Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2010.

    SUMMARY: Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., is being amended to implement changes to the handbook that include changes in fiscal agent references; deleting text regarding locum tenens providers; adding definitions; clarifying policy particularly regarding place of service to mirror that of optometric services and creating a bulleted list for ease of reading; clarifying mobile unit limitation; deleting language regarding Average Wholesale Price for injection medication; and discontinuing the listing of procedure codes and handbook text, if appropriate.

     

    THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

    59G-4.220 Podiatry Services.

    (1) No change.

    (2) All podiatry services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2010 2004, updated January 2005, which is 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 Web Portal at http://mymedicaid-florida.com. Click on Public Information for Providers, then on Provider Support, and then on Provider Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling the Medicaid fiscal agent at (800)289-7799 and selecting Option 7.

    Rulemaking Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081 FS. History–New 1-23-84, Amended 10-25-84, Formerly 10C-7.529, Amended 4-21-92, 11-9-92, 7-1-93, Formerly 10C-7.0529, 10P-4.220, Amended 1-7-96, 3-11-98, 10-13-98, 5-24-99, 4-23-00, 7-5-01, 2-20-03, 8-5-03, 8-18-05,________.

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59G-4.220. Podiatry Services