59G-4.055: County Health Department Clinic Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007. The revised handbook contains updated policies for the services that are provided by county health department clinics. The effect will be to incorporate by reference in the rule the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007.
In the Notice of Rule Development that was published on April 14, 2006, we stated that the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook was effective March 2006. We changed the effective date to January 2007.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate by reference in the rule the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.905, 409.906, 409.908 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
TIME AND DATE: Monday, December 4, 2006, 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building #3, Conference Room D, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Glen Davis, Agency for Health Care Administration, Bureau of Medicaid Services, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 20, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)922-7305
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
59G-4.055 County Health Department Clinic Services.
(1) No change.
(2) All county health department clinic services providers enrolled in the Medicaid program must comply with the Florida Medicaid County Health Department Clinic Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook, January 2007 October 2003, incorporated by reference, and the Florida Medicaid Provider Reimbursement Handbook, CMS-1500, incorporated by reference in Rule 59G-4.001, F.A.C. Both handbooks are available from the Medicaid fiscal agent’s website at http://floridamedicaid.acs-inc.com agent. Click on Provider Support, and then on Handbooks. Paper copies of the handbooks may be obtained by calling Provider Inquiry at (800)377-8216.
Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.905, 409.906, 409.908 FS. History–New 6-27-93, Formerly 10P-4.350, Amended 4-16-95, 6-4-96, 6-24-98, 7-18-01, 11-17-03, ________.