The 2016-2017 General Appropriations Act, H.B. 1, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015 (Article II, HHSC Rider 89) states:
Recruitment and Retention Strategies.
Out of funds appropriated above, the Health and Human Services Commission shall develop recruitment and retention strategies for community attendants to address the projected shortage of attendants.
As part of its compliance with Rider 89, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will be gathering attendant data from the 2015 Medicaid Cost Reports and an on-line survey. HHSC will use this data to help develop strategies that may address a potential attendant shortage.
Providers of services in the above-referenced programs who are required to complete a 2015 Medicaid Cost Report are also required to complete the online survey. Both the 2015 Medicaid Cost Reports and the online survey are due April 30, 2016. HHSC may place providers who fail to complete the 2015 Medicaid Cost Report and / or the online survey by the due date on vendor hold.
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