33191, 59G-4.200 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 33191

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Medicaid

Chapter:

MEDICAID POLICY

Overview

RULE:

59G-4.200

Nursing Facility Services

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference an erratum to the July 2004 update to the Florida Medicaid Nursing Facility Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook. The erratum allows physicians to delegate all nursing facility patient visits to a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist. Prior policy required the physician to personally make every other visit. This change was made to bring Medicaid policy in compliance with Medicare policy. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule the erratum to July 2004 update to the Florida Medicaid Nursing Facility Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

SUBJECT:

Nursing Facility Services.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference the erratum to the July 2004 update to the Florida Medicaid Nursing Facility Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.919 FS.

LAW:

409.902 FS., 409.905 FS., 409.908 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/20/2006 Vol. 32/03

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

409.919 FS., 409.902 FS., 409.905 FS., 409.908 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=59G-4.200&PDate=1/20/2006&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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