The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update April 2008 to the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook was updated to add the range of codes for billing ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.055: County Health Department Clinic Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update April 2008 to the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook was updated to add the range of codes for billing administration of vaccines to Medicaid recipients from birth to 18 years of age and to add immunization codes for rabies vaccine; tetanus and diphtheria vaccine, preservative free; and an “unlisted vaccine.” The update also corrects the code for tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis vaccine. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule update April 2008 to the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference update April 2008 to the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 409.905, 409.906, 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, July 7, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3, Conference Room D, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kathy Canfield, Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, [phone], [e-mail]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-4.055 County Health Department Clinic Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All county health department clinic services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must comply with the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007, updated April 2008, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s website at http://mymedicaid-florida.com floridamedicaid. acs-inc.com. Click on Provider Support, and then on Provider Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling the Provider Contact Center Inquiry at [phone] 377-8216 and selecting Option 7.

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 6-27-93, Formerly 10P-4.350, Amended 4-16-95, 6-4-96, 6-24-98, 7-18-01, 11-17-03, 2-19-07,__________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kathy Canfield
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Holly Benson
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 30, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: May 28, 2008