Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) rules amendments go into effect for HCS providers and LIDDAs that address the provision of transition assistance services (TAS), pre-enrollment minor home modifications, and preenrollment minor home modifications assessments and are set forth below. Also illustrated below are other operational requirements for service coordinators and program providers regarding TAS, pre-enrollment minor home modifications, and pre-enrollment minor home modifications assessments. These rules are defined in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 9, Subchapter D (relating to the HCS Program). Rule Amendments ยง9.153 (Definitions) (55) Pre-enrollment minor home modifications–Minor home modifications, as described in the HCS Program Billing Guidelines, completed before an applicant is discharged from a nursing facility, an ICF/IID, or a GRO and before the effective date of the applicant’s enrollment in the HCS Program. (56) Pre-enrollment minor home modifications assessment–An assessment performed by a licensed professional as required by the HCS Program Billing Guidelines to determine the need for pre-enrollment minor home modifications. (80) TAS–Transition assistance services.
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