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Notice: 34937

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Medicaid

Chapter:

MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS

Overview

RULE:

59G-13.030

Aged and Disabled Adult Waiver Services (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Aged and Disabled Adult Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, Update August 2005. The handbook was updated to clarify the following policies. Adult companion providers and homemanager and homemaker providers may be individual homemakers or homemaker and companion agencies. Only homemaking and companion agencies must be registered with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Division of Health Quality Assurance (HQA), in accordance with Chapter 400, F.S. Homemakers, sitters and companions are not registered by AHCA to provide respite services. Additional information was added to the reimbursements per unit and maximum limits on the Aged and Disabled Adult Waiver Services Procedure Codes and Fee Schedule. The reimbursements and limits were not changed, but reworded to clarify the policy. The effect will be to incorporate by reference update August 2005 to the Florida Medicaid Aged and Disabled Adult Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook in rule.

SUMMARY:

The purpose of this rule is to incorporate by reference update August 2005 to the Florida Medicaid Aged and Disabled Adult Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, March 2004.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.919 FS.

LAW:

409.906 FS., 409.907 FS., 409.908 FS., 409.912 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/20/2006 Vol. 32/03

COMMENTS:

From 1/20/2006 To 2/10/2006 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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