Purpose


The purpose of these proposed rules is to adopt the 2010 version of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Health Care Providers and the Florida Workers’ Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Ambulatory Surgical Centers, respectively. These rule making activities will also result in publication of the reimbursement rates authorized by the Three Member Panel, pursuant to Section 440.13(12), F.S., at its public meeting held on December 18, 2009. In addition, both proposed rules will adopt updated versions of the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology, CPT© 2010 Professional Edition, Copyright 2009, the American Medical Association’s “Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Medicare’s National Level II Codes Manual” HCPCS 2010, Copyright 2009, Ingenix Publishing Group, and the American Dental Association Current Dental Terminology, CDT® 2009/2010, Copyright 2008. In addition, the 2010 ICD-9-CM Professional for Hospitals, Volumes 1, 2 and 3, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, Copyright 2009, Ingenix, Inc. (American Medical Association); the Physician ICD-9-CM 2010, Volumes 1 & 2, International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, Copyright 2009, Ingenix, Inc. (American Medical Association).