Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Services

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59G-4.260Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Services

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39 No. 28, February 11, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The following changes have been made to the Florida Medicaid Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, ____________ 2013.

Page 1-1 Legal Authority

The second sentence will now read:

The service is part of section 409.905(2), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and incorporated by reference into Rule 59G-4.260, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

Page 2-7 Medicaid Transportation

The first paragraph will now read:

AHCA contracts with a third party to administer the provision of Medicaid non-emergency transportation (NET) services to eligible Medicaid recipients statewide. PPEC centers may provide NET services if they have a contract to provide transportation with the community transportation coordinator.

The second paragraph will now read:

While using Medicaid transportation to and from the PPEC center, recipients who are not escorted by their parent or legal guardian are to be escorted by appropriate medical personnel provided by the PPEC center. NET providers must allow PPEC centers to provide the appropriate medical personnel during transportation of the recipient at no additional charge. The PPEC center’s personnel can be picked up from or returned to a mutually agreed upon location. If the PPEC center’s personnel and the recipient are in different locations, the PPEC center’s personnel must be picked up prior to the recipient and dropped off after the recipient.

Paragraphs three through five will be deleted.

Page 2-14 Changes to Approved Request (Modifications)

The third bullet is deleted.