59G-4.215: Personal Care Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of Rule 59G-4.215 is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Personal Care Services Coverage Policy, __________. The incorporated coverage policy will specify recipient eligibility, provider requirements, service coverage, and reimbursement information.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Rules 59G-4.215, Personal Care Services, 59G-4.130, Home Health Services, and 59G-4.261, Private Duty Nursing Services.
An additional area to be addressed during the workshop will be the potential regulatory impact Rules 59G-4.215, 59G-4.130, and 59G-4.261, Florida Administrative Code, will have as provided for under sections 120.54 and 120.541, Florida Statutes.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.902, 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081, 409.912, 409.913 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 30, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room D, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Claire Anthony-Davis. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Claire Anthony-Davis, Bureau of Medicaid Policy, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308-5407, telephone: 850-412-4266, e-mail: Claire.Davis@ahca.myflorida.com.
Please note that a preliminary draft of the reference material, if available, will be posted prior to the workshop at http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/review/index.shtml. Comments will be received until 5:00 p.m., on the day of the workshop.
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
59G-4.215 Personal Care Services.
(1) This rule applies to any person or entity prescribing or reviewing a request for personal care services and to all providers of personal care services who are enrolled in or registered with the Florida Medicaid program.
(2) All providers of personal care services must be in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Medicaid Personal Care Services Coverage Policy, __________, incorporated by reference. The policy is available from the Florida Medicaid fiscal agent’s Web site at http://portal.flmmis.com/flpublic.
Rulemaking Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.902, 409.905, 409.907, 409.908, 409.9081, 409.912, 409.913 FS. History–New 1-1-77, Amended 4-1-78, 9-28-78, 1-24-79, 7-17-83, Formerly 10C-7.44, Amended 6-1-88, 4-9-89, 1-1-90, 5-26-93, Formerly 10C-7.044, Amended 3-14-95, 12-27-95, 5-7-96, 2-9-98, 5-30-00, 11-24-03, 10-30-07, 12-29-08, 6-25-12, 6-25-13, 10-14-14,____.