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Notice: 7982050

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Medicaid

Chapter:

REIMBURSEMENT TO PROVIDERS

Overview

RULE:

59G-6.090

Payment Methodology for County Health Departments

PURPOSE:

to incorporate changes to the Florida Title XIX County Health Department Reimbursement Plan 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.

SUMMARY:

Effective July 1, 2009, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall implement a recurring methodology in the Title XIX County Health Department Reimbursement Plan to reduce individual County Health Department rates proportionately until the required savings is achieved and implementing a buy back provisions so CHDs may buy back their rate reduction.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.919 FS.

LAW:

409.908 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/4/2009 Vol. 35/48

COMMENTS:

From 12/4/2009 To 12/25/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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