RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-6.030: Payment Methodology for Outpatient Hospital Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan payment methodology, effective January 1, 2008, in accordance with Senate Bill 2-C, 2007-08 Special Appropriations, Specific Appropriation 105.
In accordance with Senate Bill 2-C, 2007-08 Special Appropriations, the reduced appropriation in Specific Appropriation 107 includes a reduction of $8,605,898 as a result of modifying the reimbursement for outpatient hospital rates, effective January 1, 2008. The Agency will implement a recurring methodology in the Title XIX Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement Plan to achieve this reduction.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: January 1, 2008 Outpatient Hospital Reimbursement rates.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.908 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 3, 2008, 11.00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: 2727 Mahan Drive, Conference Room C, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Edwin Stephens, Medicaid Program Analysis, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Room 2120-B, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)414-2759 or stephense@ahca.myflorida.com

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.