Information Letter No. 18-06 : This letter addresses preparation for the August 31, 2018, end of fiscal year closeout. Providers must promptly submit claims to be paid by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for any unbilled services. Any problems associated with the claims are resolved within the 12-month filing limitation. The letter directly addresses the following:
- Adult Foster Care Providers
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Community Attendant Services Providers
- Community Living Assistance and Support Services Providers
- Consumer Managed Personal Attendant Services Providers
- Day Activity Home Services Providers
- Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities Providers
- Emergency Response Services Providers
- Family Care Providers
- Financial Management Services Agencies
- Home Delivered Meals Providers
- Hospice Providers
- Non-State (Service Group 6) Intermediate Care Facilities for
- Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
- Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authorities
- Medically Dependent Children Program Providers
- Nursing Facilities
- Primary Home Care Providers
- Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Providers
- Special Services to Persons with Disabilities Providers
- Transition Assistance Services Providers
Also in the Provider report, with regards to Remittance & Status (R&S) reports – Providers should be particularly diligent in reviewing their R&S reports to ensure recoupments on claims paid by HHSC are valid.