RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-6.090: Payment Methodology for County Health Departments
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX Payment Methodology for County Health Departments Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) effective July 1, 2008. In accordance with House Bill 5001, 2008-09 General Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 229, and House Bill 5085, Section 5, which amended Section 409.908(23), Florida Statues, the Florida Title XIX Payment Methodology for County Health Departments Reimbursement Plan will be amended.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: 1. As a result of modifying the reimbursement for county health department rates, the Agency shall implement a recurring methodology in the Title XIX County Health Department Reimbursement Plan to achieve a $7,426,780 recurring rate reduction. In establishing rates through the normal process, prior to including this reduction, if the unit
cost is equal to or less than the unit cost used in establishing the budget, then no additional reduction in rates is necessary. In establishing rates through the normal process, prior to including this reduction, if the unit cost is greater than the unit cost used in establishing the budget, then rates shall be reduced by an amount required to achieve this reduction, but shall not be reduced below the unit cost used in establishing the budget.
2. The Agency shall establish rates at a level that ensures no increase in statewide expenditures resulting from a change in unit costs for two fiscal years effective July 1, 2009. Reimbursement rates for the two fiscal years shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.908 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: July 24, 2008, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: 2727 Mahan Drive, Conference Room D, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
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 2149A, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)414-2756 or at stephene@ahca.myflorida.com

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