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Notice: 4639333

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Medicaid

Chapter:

REIMBURSEMENT TO PROVIDERS

Overview

RULE:

59G-6.030

Payment Methodology for Outpatient Hospital Services

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of the proposed rule are to incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement plan (the Plan) payment methodology effective July 1, 2007 in accordance with the 2007-08 General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 2800, Specific Appropriation 216.
1. Effective July 1, 2007, the outpatient reimbursement ceilings will be eliminated for hospitals whose charity care and Medicaid days as a percentage of total adjusted hospital days equals or exceeds 11 percent. For any public hospital that does not qualify for the elimination of the outpatient ceilings under this provision of proviso or any other proviso listed, the public hospital shall be exempt from the outpatient reimbursement ceilings contingent on the public hospital or local governmental entity providing the required state match. The Agency shall use the average of the 2001, 2002, and 2003 audited DSH data available as of March 1, 2007. In the event the Agency does not have the prescribed three years of audited DSH data for a hospital, the Agency shall use the average of the audited DSH data for 2001, 2002, and 2003 that are available.
2. Effective July 1, 2007, the outpatient reimbursement ceilings will be eliminated for hospitals that have a minimum of ten licensed Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Beds and are located in Trauma Services Area 2.
3. Effective July 1, 2007, the outpatient reimbursement ceilings will be eliminated for hospitals whose Medicaid days, as a percentage of total hospital days, exceed 7.3 percent, and are designated or provisional trauma centers. This provision shall apply to all hospitals that are designated or provisional trauma centers on July 1, 2007, or become a designated or provisional trauma center during State Fiscal Year 2007-2008. The Agency shall use the average of the 2001, 2002, and 2003 audited DSH data available as of March 1, 2007. In the event the Agency does not have the prescribed three years of audited DSH data for a hospital, the Agency shall use the average of the audited DSH data for 2001, 2002, and 2003 that are available.
4. Effective July 1, 2007, the Medicaid outpatient rate reductions will be reinstated for all hospitals whose Medicaid charity care days as a percentage to total adjusted days equals or exceeds 30 percent and have more than 10,000 Medicaid days or hospital system that established a Provider Service Network during the prior state fiscal year. The Agency shall use the average of the 2001, 2002, and 2003 audited DSH data available as of March 1, 2007.
5. Addition of the phrase “available to AHCA as of each April 15 and October 15” to Section V.B 1. of the Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule change to Rule 59G-6.030, F.A.C., incorporates revisions to the Florida Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan. The rule seeks to amend the Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan to be in compliance with Senate Bill 2800, the 2007-08 General Appropriations Act, effective July 1, 2007.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.919, F.S.

LAW:

409.908, F.S

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/28/2007 Vol. 33/39

COMMENTS:

From 9/28/2007 To 10/19/2007 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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