Summary
Addresses proposed revisions to the Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, 2008 Edition, implements the 2008 conversion factors issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, provides guidelines detailing the circumstances under which providers may collect co-payments from claimants, provides new language recognizing the National Correct Coding Initiative Edits as an appropriate resource for insurer use in the bill review process, and provides that a health care provider may not elect to petition the Department to resolve a reimbursement dispute where services were rendered pursuant to an authorized workers’ compensation managed care arrangement.