The proposed amendment to Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009. The amendment to Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., will permit the Agency to implement ...

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Medicaid

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-4.220: Podiatry Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendment to Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., incorporates by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009. The amendment to Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., will permit the Agency to implement revisions to the Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009.
SUMMARY: Rule 59G-4.220, F.A.C., is being amended to implement changes to the handbook that include changes in fiscal agent references; deleting text regarding locum tenuns providers; adding definitions; clarifying policy particularly regarding place of services to mirror that of optometric services and creating a bulleted list for ease of reading; addressing mobile unit limitation; deleting language regarding Average Wholesale Price for injection medication; and discontinuing the use of all procedure codes and handbook text, unless doing so would not be possible.
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: 409.906, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081 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:
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
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: Kathryn R. Stephens at the Bureau of Medicaid Services, [phone]. 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 IS: Kathryn R. Stephens, Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-4.220 Podiatry Services.

(1) No change.

(2) All podiatry services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Podiatry Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2009 2004, updated January 2005, which is incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web Portal at http://mymedicaid-florida.com. Click on Public Information for Providers, then on Provider Support, and then on Provider Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling the Medicaid fiscal agent at [phone] and selecting Option 7.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.906 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081 FS. History–New 1-23-84, Amended 10-25-84, Formerly 10C-7.529, Amended 4-21-92, 11-9-92, 7-1-93, Formerly 10C-7.0529, 10P-4.220, Amended 1-7-96, 3-11-98, 10-13-98, 5-24-99, 4-23-00, 7-5-01, 2-20-03, 8-5-03, 8-18-05, ________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kathryn R. Stephens
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Thomas W. Arnold
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 16, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: October 10, 2008