This rule establishes the purpose and construction of Chapter 65E-11, which implements Florida Statute 409.8135 by setting uniform procedures and standards for behavioral health services provided to non-Medicaid eligible children enrolled in the Title XXI KidCare Program. It covers the scope, clinical referral guidelines, service standards, performance measures, and cost-effective practice guidelines for those behavioral health services. Facility operators providing behavioral health services to this population under KidCare must comply with the standards and procedures set forth throughout this chapter.
View official source65E-11.001 Purpose; Construction. The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of Section 409.8135, F.S., by setting forth uniform procedures and standards for providing behavioral health services to non-Medicaid eligible children with special health care needs who are enrolled in the Title XXI part of the KidCare Program with regard to; the scope of behavioral health services including duration and frequency, clinical guidelines for referral to behavioral health services, behavioral health services standards, performance-based measures and outcomes for behavioral health services, and practice guidelines for behavioral health services to ensure cost-effective treatment and to prevent unnecessary expenditures. Rulemaking Authority 409.8135(6) FS. Law Implemented 409.8135 FS. History–New 1-17-01.