During a Special Session of the Florida Legislature in January 2009, Senate Bill 8-A passed as Chapter 2009-4, Laws of Florida (PDF 103KB), creating the Quality Assessment on Nursing Home Facility Providers in section 409.9082, Florida Statutes, and is effective April 1, 2009. The Agency for Health Care Administration is responsible for implementing this assessment which is calculated monthly on a per-resident-day basis excluding Medicare resident days.
The Agency has developed an online reporting form for nursing homes to submit required information each month. In order to comply with this new statute, it is imperative that each licensed nursing home report their data online and remit the first monthly assessment payment no later than May 15, 2009.
Attached are registration (PDF .98MB) and reporting (PDF 1.15MB) instructions (PDF 56KB) providing step-by-step directions and screenshots. If you or your staff have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us via email at nfqa@ahca.myflorida.com.
The Agency has revised the remittance invoice for the Nursing Facility Quality Assessment Fee. The Federal NPI Number, Previous Remittance Charge, and the Balance Due lines have been removed and a Current Charge field has been added. Since the remittance invoice only gives a current charge amount for each submission, facilities must calculate the Balance Due if a resubmission is made for either current or prior months. Here is a screen shot of the new invoice. (PDF 89KB)
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 179KB)
Assessment Cost Document (XLS 196KB)
Earlier this year, Senate Bill 1658 (PDF 187KB) passed as Chapter 2009-55, Laws of Florida, creating the Quality Assessment on privately owned Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled in section 409.9083, Florida Statutes, and is effective October 1, 2009. The Agency for Health Care Administration is responsible for implementing this assessment which is calculated monthly on a per-resident-day basis. The Agency has developed an online reporting form for ICF/DD’s to submit required information each month.
In order to comply with this new statute, it is imperative that each licensed ICF/DD report their data online and remit the first monthly assessment payment no later than November 15, 2009.
Attached are registration (PDF .98MB) and monthly reporting (PDF 1.15MB) instructions providing step-by-step directions and screenshots. Remember, ICF/DD facility registration will not be available until October 28, 2009. If you or your staff have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us via email at nfqa@ahca.myflorida.com.ICF Quality Assessment Listing (XLS 26KB)
