The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update contains the January 2006 fee schedule for direct care services provided by ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.140: Hospice Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update contains the January 2006 fee schedule for direct care services provided by physicians. The effect will be to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update January 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or 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: 400 Part II, 409.902, 409.905, 409.908 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
TIME AND DATE: Monday, June 12, 2006, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Claudia Treadwell, Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-4.140 Hospice Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All hospice services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must comply with the Florida Medicaid Hospice Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, October 2003, updated January 2005 and January 2006, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, UB-92, incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.160, 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 800-377-8216.

(3) No change.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 1-1-87, Amended 10-9-90, 5-13-92, 10-8-92, Formerly 10C-7.0533, Amended 2-14-95, 12-27-95, 9-21-99, 8-4-04, 10-2-05, __________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Claudia Treadwell
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Alan Levine, Secretary
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: 5/6/2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 17, 2006