The proposed amendment to Rule 59G-4.015 incorporates by reference the Florida Medicaid Ambulance Transportation Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, June 2012. The amendment will update the current handbook which is several years old. The ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
59G-4.015: Ambulance Transportation Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendment to Rule 59G-4.015, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the Florida Medicaid Ambulance Transportation Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, June 2012. The amendment will update the current handbook which is several years old. The updated handbook will provide guidance for ambulance (emergency and non-emergency) transportation providers to file claims properly and establish the types of transportation available.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Ambulance Transportation Services.

An additional area to be addressed during the workshop will be the potential regulatory impact Rule 59G-4.015, F.A.C., will have as provided for under Sections 120.54 and 120.541, F.S.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.905, 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:

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.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: Arabella Reeves 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 IS: Arabella Reeves, 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-4.015 Ambulance Transportation Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All ambulance transportation providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the Florida Medicaid Ambulance Transportation Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, June 2012 February 2006, 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. The Both handbooks is are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web site at mymedicaid-florida.com. Select Public Information for Providers, then Provider Support, and then Provider Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may by obtained by calling the Medicaid fiscal agent at 1(800)289-7799 and selecting option 7 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].

Rulemaking Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.902, 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.912, 409.913 409.9081 FS. History–New 7-23-06, Amended________.