RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-6.010: Payment Methodology for Nursing Home Services
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) payment methodology, effective January 1, 2008.
1. Effective January 1, 2008, an additional Medicaid Trend Adjustment shall be applied to achieve a recurring annual reduction of $75,182,326.
2. All language regarding the use of a low occupancy adjustment is being removed.
3. In Section I.B. and V.B 16, a clarification has been made to add the term “indirect” to patient care and remove the term “direct care.”
4. Grammatical corrections throughout the Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan.
SUMMARY: The proposed changes to Rule 59G-6.010, F.A.C., incorporate revisions to the Florida Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan. The rule modifies January 1, 2008 nursing home rates, removes language describing the low occupancy adjustment, and includes grammatical corrections through out the nursing home reimbursement plan.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 409.908 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):
DATE AND TIME: April 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room C, Tallahassee, FL 32308
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Edwin Stephens, Medicaid Program Analysis, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Room 2120B, Mail Stop 21, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)414-2756 or by e-mail at stephene@ahca.myflorida.com

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

59G-6.010 Payment Methodology for Nursing Home Services.

Reimbursement to participating nursing homes for services provided shall be in accord with the Florida Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan, Version ~~XXXII~~ XXXIII Effective Date January 1, 2008 ~~July 1, 2007~~ and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Plan as revised may be obtained by writing to the Deputy Secretary for Medicaid, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 8, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. The Plan incorporates Provider Reimbursement Manual (CMS Pub. 15-1).

Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.908 FS. History–New 7-1-85, Amended 10-1-85, Formerly 10C-7.482, Amended 7-1-86, 1-1-88, 3-26-90, 9-30-90, 12-17-90, 9-15-91, 3-26-92, 10-22-92, 4-13-93, 6-27-93, Formerly 10C-7.0482, Amended 4-10-94, 9-22-94, 5-22-95, 11-27-95, 11-6-97, 2-14-99, 10-18-99, 1-11-00, 4-24-00, 9-20-00, 11-20-01, 2-20-02, 7-14-02, 1-08-03, 6-11-03, 12-3-03, 2-16-04, 7-21-04, 10-12-04, 4-19-06, 8-26-07, 2-12-08,________.