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Notice: 5392441

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Medicaid

Chapter:

REIMBURSEMENT TO PROVIDERS

Overview

RULE:

59G-6.020

Payment Methodology for Inpatient Hospital Services

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule is to incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) payment methodology, effective January 1, 2008. In compliance with Senate Bill 2-C, 2007-08 Special Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 105 and Section 12, effective January 1, 2008, the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan will be amended as follows:
1. An additional Medicaid Trend Adjustment shall be applied to achieve a recurring annual reduction of $68,640,064.
2. Effective January 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2008, the Medicaid Trend Adjustment shall be removed for all certified trauma centers and hospitals defined in Section 408.07(45), Florida Statutes. The aggregate Medicaid Trend Adjustment found in item 1 above shall be reduced by up to $12,067,473.
3. In reducing hospital inpatient rates, rural hospitals and hospitals with twenty thousand (20,000) or more combined Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service inpatient days shall not have their inpatient rates reduced below the final rates that are effective on the prior June 30 of each year. The 2002 Financial Hospital Uniform Reporting System (FHURS) data shall be used to determine the combined inpatient Medicaid days.
4. Grammatical corrections throughout the Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule change to Rule 59G-6.020, F.A.C., incorporates revisions to the Florida Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan. The rule seeks to amend the Title XIX Inpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan to be in compliance with Senate Bill 2-C, the 2007-08 Special Appropriations Act, effective January 1, 2008.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.919 FS.

LAW:

409.908 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/21/2008 Vol. 34/12

COMMENTS:

From 3/21/2008 To 4/11/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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