to incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) for the Mentally Retarded and the Developmentally Disabled Facilities not Publicly Owned and not Publicly Operated Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) in accordance with ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-6.045: Payment Methodology for Services in Facilities Not Publicly Owned and Publicly Operated (Facilities Formerly Known as ICF/DD Facilities)
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: to incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) for the Mentally Retarded and the Developmentally Disabled Facilities not Publicly Owned and not Publicly Operated Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) in accordance with the 2009-10 General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 2600, Specific Appropriation 218 and Senate Bill 1658, Section 8, creating Section 409.9083, Florida Statutes.
1. Effective October 1, 2009, the Agency shall implement a recurring methodology for the privately operated intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled to achieve a $17,373,303 reduction.
2. Effective October 1, 2009, the Agency may implement a buy back provision for privately operated intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled rate reductions.
3. Effective October 1, 2009, a quality assessment is to be imposed upon privately operated intermediate care facility providers for the developmentally disabled.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Medicaid Title XIX Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) for the Mentally Retarded and the Developmentally Disabled Facilities not publicly owned and not publicly operated reimbursement methodology.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.908 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: September 29, 2009, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
PLACE: 2727 Mahan Drive, Conference Room C, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: 2727 Mahan Drive, Conference Room C, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.