Purpose, The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference Update July 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Optometric Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update includes Medicaid coverage for eyeglasses and for visual ..., Vol. 32, No. 29 (07/21/2006), 2006 Issues, Florida Administrative Register

Purpose

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference Update July 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Optometric Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update includes Medicaid coverage for eyeglasses and for visual exams for the purpose of prescribing eyeglasses for recipients age 21 and older. The handbook update also contains coverage of lacrimal punctum plugs and revisions in provider enrollment policies due to the National Provider Identifier (NPI). The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule Update July 2006 to the Florida Medicaid Optometric Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.