The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.210 is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Visual Care Services Coverage Policy,________. The incorporated coverage policy will specify recipient eligibility, provider requirements, coverage ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59G-4.210Optometric Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.210 is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Visual Care Services Coverage Policy,________. The incorporated coverage policy will specify recipient eligibility, provider requirements, coverage policies, and reimbursement information. The amendment also revises the rule title to Visual Care Services.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Optometric Services.

An additional area to be addressed during the workshop will be the potential regulatory impact Rule 59G-4.210, Florida Administrative Code, will have as provided for under Sections 120.54 and 120.541, Florida Statutes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081, 409.912, 409.913 FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: September 10, 2015, 10:00 a.m. ‒ 11:00 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room D, 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: Shameria Davis. 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: Shameria Davis, Bureau of Medicaid Policy, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Please note that a preliminary draft of the reference material, if available, will be posted prior to the workshop at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml. Comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., on September 10, 2015.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

59G-4.210 Visual Care Optometric Services.

(1) This rule applies to all providers of visual care optometric services who are enrolled in or registered with the Florida Medicaid program.

(2) All providers of visual care optometric services must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Visual Care Optometric Services Coverage Policy,_____ incorporated by reference. The policy handbook is available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web site at http://portal.flmmis.com/flpublic www.mymedicaid-florida.com. Select Public Information for Providers, then Provider Support, and then Provider Handbook. Paper copies of the handbook may be obtained by calling the Provider Services Contact Center at 1(800) 289-7799 and selecting Option 7.

Rulemaking Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.902, 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081, 409.912, 409.913 FS. History–New 4-13-93, Amended 7-1-93, Formerly 10C-7.069, Amended 12-21-97, 10-13-98, 5-24-99, 4-23-00, 7-5-01, 2-20-03, 8-5-03, 5-24-05, 8-18-05, 5-22-06, 4-4-07, 5-1-14,________.