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Standard X: Access and Availability<br />

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION<br />

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS<br />

Compliance Moni<strong>to</strong>ring Tool with Specific Contract Standards<br />

CONTRACT SECTION CONTRACT REQUIREMENT COMPLIANT SCORING<br />

mental health centers within a<br />

thirty (30) minute average travel<br />

time.<br />

c. All participating specialists and<br />

ancillary providers are within an<br />

average of sixty (60) minutes<br />

travel time from an enrollee’s<br />

residence.<br />

d. For rural areas, if the health plan is<br />

unable <strong>to</strong> enter in<strong>to</strong> an agreement<br />

with specialty or ancillary service<br />

providers within the required sixty<br />

(60) minute average travel time.<br />

BMHC may waive the requirement<br />

in writing.<br />

e. The health plans provide a<br />

designated emergency services<br />

facility within an average of 30<br />

minutes travel time from an<br />

enrollee’s residence, that provides<br />

care on a 24-hour a day, seven<br />

days a week (24/7) basis.<br />

f. BMHC may waive the travel time<br />

requirement, in writing, in rural<br />

areas.<br />

g. Each designated emergency<br />

service facility has one or more<br />

physicians and one or more nurses<br />

on duty in the facility at all times.<br />

BMHC may waive the travel time<br />

requirement, in writing, in rural<br />

areas.<br />

DOCUMENTS<br />

REVIEWED<br />

FINDINGS<br />

State of Florida Compliance Moni<strong>to</strong>ring_Standard_X_F2_07_11<br />

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