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 in accordance with Senate Bill 2-A, 2008-2009 Special Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 116.
Effective March 1, 2009, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall implement a recurring methodology in the Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan to reduce individual nursing home rates proportionately until the required savings is achieved.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Nursing Home reimbursement rates effective March 1, 2009.
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: March 17, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2728 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room D, Tallahassee, FL 32308
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Edwin Stephens, Medicaid Cost Reimbursement, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, (850)414-2759 or by e-mail at stephene@ahca.myflorida.com

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.