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Notice: 13456439

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Mental Health Program

Chapter:

COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - FINANCIAL RULES

Overview

RULE:

65E-14.001	Applicability
65E-14.002	Retention and Access Requirements for Records
65E-14.003	Audits of SAMH-Funded Entities
65E-14.004	Program Income (Repealed)
65E-14.005	Matching
65E-14.006	Valuation of Donated and Volunteer Services (Repealed)
65E-14.007	Appraisal of Real Property (Repealed)
65E-14.010	Property
65E-14.014	SAMH-Funded Entity Responsibilities
65E-14.016	Transactions Resulting in Additional Cost to the Program
65E-14.017	Cost Principles
65E-14.018	Sliding Fee Scale
65E-14.019	Methods of Paying for Services
65E-14.020	Cost Reimbursement Method of Payment
65E-14.021	Schedule of Covered Services
65E-14.022	Data Requirements (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule rulemaking is to amend all rules in Chapter 65E-14 to implement statutory, procedural and programmatic changes to the business model for the purchase of substance abuse and mental health services. 

The effect of the proposed amendments is a substantial rewording of Chapter 65E-14 to clarify financial rules applicable to behavioral health managing entities and to substance abuse and mental health network service providers.

SUMMARY:

The proposed amendments revise financial allowability and accountability standards previously promulgated in this Chapter. 

The proposed amendments expand the Chapter’s applicability to include organizations under direct contract with the Department, including behavioral heath managing entities pursuant to s. 394.9082, F.S., and network service providers under subcontracts with a managing entity. 

The proposed amendments revise required audit schedules, consolidate local match requirements, adopt new allowable cost centers, delete obsolete costs center and revise the scope of some existing cost centers. 

The proposed amendments revise definitions used in the Chapter, add new materials incorporated by reference, update previous versions of existing incorporated materials, and delete unnecessary materials. 

The proposed amendments revise definitions, statutory citations and adopt related technical revisions to update the Chapter. 

The proposed amendments simplify and consolidate the regulatory structure by integrating standards from one existing rule into another rule and repealing the former rule, where possible. The proposed amendment to the local match requirements in Rule 65E-14.005 include incorporate related match valuation standards currently promulgated in Rules 65E-14.006 and 65E-14.007. Accordingly, Rules 65E-14.006 and 65E-14.007 are repealed. The proposed amendments to the definitions promulgated in Rule 65E-14.001 and the cost-reimbursement contract standards promulgated in Rule 65E-14.020 render the existing standards in Rule 65E-14.004 unnecessary. Accordingly Rule 65E-14.004 is repealed.

This notice and additional information regarding this rulemaking activity is available at the following website:
http://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/substance-abuse/rule-development

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

394.493(2), 394.674(4), 394.74, 394.78(1), (3), (5), (6), 394.9082(10), 397.321(5) FS.

LAW:

394.493(2), 394.66(9), (12), 394.674(3), (4), 394.74, 394.76(4), (5), 394.77, 394.78(1), (3), (6) 394.9082, 397.03, 397.321(3)(c), (10), 397.431, 397.481, 402.73(7) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/30/2013 Vol. 39/170

COMMENTS:

From 8/30/2013 To 9/20/2013 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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