The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update contains the 2006 procedure codes and ...

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RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

59G-4.020 Ambulatory Surgical Center Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update contains the 2006 procedure codes and payment groups. The effect will be to incorporate in the rule update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

SUMMARY: The proposed rule incorporates by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: No statement of estimated regulatory cost has been prepared.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated regulatory costs or to 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 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: Monday, April 24, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room D, Tallahassee, Florida 32308

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Melissa Vergeson, Medical Health Care Program Analyst, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2728 Fort Knox Boulevard, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida, 32308 [phone].

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

59G-4.020 Ambulatory Surgical Center Services.

(1) No Change.

(2) All ambulatory surgical center providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the Florida Medicaid Ambulatory Surgical Center Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2004, updated January 2005 and January 2006, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, which is incorporated 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 Provider Inquiry at [phone].

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 10-25-84, Formerly 10C-7.531, Amended 5-13-92, 7-12-92, 7-27-93, Formerly 10C-7.0531, Amended 9-8-94, 7-3-95, 11-18-97, 10-27-98, 1-1-01, 7-26-01, 2-25-03, 2-17-04, 1-10-05, 10-2-05, _________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Melissa Vergeson

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

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED: March 16, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: January 20, 2006

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