The purpose of the proposed amendment to Rule 59G-4.110 is to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Medicaid Hearing Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, October 2012. With this amendment, the submission of prior authorization requests for the repair and maintenance of the external components of cochlear and BAHA implant will be reassigned to the manufacturer/provider and no longer required of the clinicians. This will eliminate the need for clinicians to purchase the repairs and components from the enrolled manufacturer and then obtain reimbursement from Medicaid. It will also result in policy clarifications for providers and will direct them to other information resources on the Medicaid Web site.