The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.070, F.A.C., is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, July 2010. The amendment updates the Florida ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.070: Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.070, F.A.C., is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, July 2010. The amendment updates the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Supply Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook is intended for use by Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and medical suppliers who provide services to Medicaid recipients. Florida Medicaid is expanding coverage of disposable incontinence supplies that were not previously covered under the DME program. The rule will set policy and criteria to qualify for this new coverage.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: Monday, March 29, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, 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 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Dan Gabric 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 DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Dan Gabric, Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

59G-4.070 Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies.

(1) No change.

(2) All durable medical equipment and medical supply providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the Florida Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supply Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, July 2010 2008, 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 Provider Contact Center at [phone] and selecting Option 7.

(3) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 FS. History–New 8-26-92, Formerly 10C-7.070, Amended 5-23-94, 1-7-96, 3-4-99, 10-18-00, 4-30-01, 10-1-08,________.