Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol.31,No.45, November 10, 2005 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

In the Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan, as incorporated into this rule by reference:

Section V.A(12)(13) and B.(9)

In accordance with the 2005-06 General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 2600, for the remainder of State Fiscal Year 2005-2006, due to an increase in the available public hospital upper payment limit balance, hospitals may receive up to the full amount available. The provision and all related language for hospitals to receive an interim amount equal to 50 percent of the benefit of being exempt from the application of the outpatient reimbursement ceilings has been deleted from the rule language.