3230311, 59G-4.340 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 3230311

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Medicaid

Chapter:

MEDICAID POLICY

Overview

RULE:

59G-4.340

Visual Aid Services

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference in rule Update January 2007 to the Florida Medicaid Visual Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The handbook update includes Medicaid coverage for eyeglasses for recipients age 21 and older, which the Legislature reinstated effective July 2006. The handbook also contains revisions in provider enrollment policies due to the National Provider Identifier (NPI). The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule Update January 2007 to the Florida Medicaid Visual Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.
In the Notice of Rule Development published in the Vol. 32, No. 29, July 21, 2006 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly, we stated that the Florida Medicaid Visual Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook update was effective July 2006. We changed the effective date to January 2007.

SUMMARY:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to incorporate by reference in rule Update January 2007 to the Florida Medicaid Visual Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule Update January 2007 to the Florida Medicaid Visual Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.919 FS.

LAW:

409.906, 409.908 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/8/2006 Vol. 32/49

COMMENTS:

From 12/8/2006 To 12/29/2006 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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