The purpose of new Rule 59G-4.266 is to define the role and responsibilities of the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Families related to the registration of qualified evaluators and the procedure for ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59G-4.266Qualified Evaluator Network

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of new Rule 59G-4.266, F.A.C. is to define the role and responsibilities of the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Families related to the registration of qualified evaluators and the procedure for selecting qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments. The rule also establishes the fee schedule for qualified evaluators.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Qualified Evaluator Network.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 39.407(6)(i) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 39.407 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: May 14, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, 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: Heather Allman. 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: Heather Allman, Bureau of Medicaid Policy, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

Comments will be received until 5:00 p.m., on May 21, 2015.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

59G-4.266 Qualified Evaluator Network.

(1) Purpose. The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), or its designee, will register qualified evaluators for the purpose of determining that a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is suitable for residential treatment services (as defined in Section 39.407(6)(a), F.S.).

(2) Qualifications:

(a) A licensed psychiatrist or a psychologist meeting all of the following criteria may be registered as a qualified evaluator by AHCA, or its designee:

1. Be licensed in Florida in accordance with Chapters 458, 459, or 490, F.S.

2. Have three or more years of clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of serious emotional disturbances in children and adolescents.

3. Have no actual or perceived conflict of interest with any inpatient facility or residential treatment center or program.

4. Have successfully passed background screening requirements of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal Bureau of Investigations.

(b) The Agency for Health Care Administration will maintain a list of qualified evaluators who have been registered in each AHCA region on its Web site at http://ahca.myflorida.com.

(3) Selection Process. The Department of Children and Families can select a qualified evaluator, from the list of evaluators maintained by AHCA, to perform a suitability assessment (as described in Section 39.407(6), F.S.). Selection of the qualified evaluator will be made based on the geographic proximity of the qualified evaluator to the child and the availability of the qualified evaluator to perform the assessment.

(4) Fees: The fee schedule for a qualified evaluator:

Description:Cost Per Assessment:

Initial AssessmentTBD

90-Day AssessmentTBD

Rescheduling FeeTBD

Rulemaking Authority 39.407(6)(i) FS. Law Implemented 39.407FS. History-New ________.