HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1819
Amendment No. 1aa (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Waters offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (160207)
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15 remove from the amendment: all of said lines
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18 3. Payments by an insurer for medically necessary
19 nerve conduction testing when done in conjunction with a
20 needle electromyography procedure and both are performed and
21 billed solely by a physician licensed under chapter 458,
22 chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461 who is also certified
23 by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine or by a
24 board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties
25 or who holds diplomate status with the American Chiropractic
26 Neurology Board or its predecessors shall not exceed 200
27 percent of the payment amount under Medicare Part B for year
28 2001, adjusted annually by an additional amount equal to the
29 medical Consumer Price Index for Florida.
30 4. Payments by an insurer for medically necessary
31 nerve conduction testing that does not meet the requirements
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1819
Amendment No. 1aa (for drafter's use only)
1 of subparagraph 3. shall not exceed the applicable fee
2 schedule or other payment methodology established pursuant to
3 s. 440.13.
4 5. Effective upon this act becoming a law and before
5 November 1, 2001, payments for magnetic resonance imaging
6 services shall not exceed 200 percent of the payment amount
7 under Medicare Part B for year 2001. Beginning November 1,
8 2001, payments for magnetic resonance imaging services shall
9 not exceed 150 percent of the payment amount under Medicare
10 Part B for year 2001, adjusted annually by an additional
11 amount equal to the medical Consumer Price Index for Florida,
12 except that payments for magnetic resonance imaging services
13 provided in facilities accredited by the American College of
14 Radiology or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
15 Healthcare Organizations shall not exceed 200 percent of the
16 payment amount under Medicare Part B for year 2001, adjusted
17 annually by an additional amount equal to the medical Consumer
18 Price Index for Florida. This paragraph does not apply to
19 charges for magnetic resonance imaging services and nerve
20 conduction testing for inpatients and emergency services and
21 care as defined in chapter 395 rendered by facilities licensed
22 under chapter 395.
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