RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59G-6.090: Payment Methodology for County Health Departments
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule incorporates changes to the Florida Title XIX Payment Methodology for County Health Departments Reimbursement Plan (the Plan) effective July 1, 2009. In accordance with Senate Bill 2600, 2009-10 General Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 212, the Florida Title XIX Payment Methodology for County Health Departments Reimbursement Plan will be amended as follows:
1. The Agency shall implement a recurring methodology in the Title XIX County Health Department Reimbursement Plan to achieve a $3,024,506 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. A buy back provision for the County Health Departments to apply to their rate reduction.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: July 1, 2009 County Health Department reimbursement rates.
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 22, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Conference Room C, Building 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308
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

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