TX Register Updates: Board of Nursing, PASRR Changes

The following information was obtained from the May 17 issue of the Texas Register. Public Notice The Texas Board of Nursing proposed to amend 22 TAC §§213.27, 213.28, 213.29, 213.30, and 213.33, concerning Practice and Procedure: Disciplinary Guidelines for Criminal Conduct (PDF) Proposed Rules HHSC proposed to amend §355.8401, Case Management Reimbursement Methodology, which would update [...]

ILs and PL: Ashtrays, ERS Services

DADS released two information letters and one provider letter. ADC, ALF, Freestanding Hospice Inpatient, ICF/IDD, and NF: DADS reminds providers that if smoking is permitted in a facility, the facility must provide an ashtray of noncombustible material and safe design Tower and chimney-type ashtrays don’t meet the requirement. (Letter) DBMD: DADS informed these providers of [...]

LTC News: Convictions, Expansion, and Fraud

CMS recently released a report (PDF) on nursing homes, direct access employees, and criminal convictions. (McKnight’s) Providers self-disclosing potential Medicare and Medicaid fraud. (McKnight’s) Lawmaker proposes alternative to expanding Medicaid. (Texas Tribune) Hospitals and Medicaid expansion. (Pew) Providers push for whole-treatment payments. (USA Today)

IL/PL: Required Re-enrollment Process

DADS released an information and a provider letter. CBA HCSSA, CLASS, MDCP HCSSA, and PHC: DADS advises providers of a required contract re-enrollment process, which begins May 1, 2013, and to provide clarification about DADS’ expectations for providers using the EVV system. (Letter) NF: DADS notified providers that the Nursing Facility Application, Form 3720-N, has [...]

TX Register Updates: Medical and Nursing Board Changes

The following information was obtained from the April 12 issue of the Texas Register. Proposed Rules HHSC proposed to amend §354.1281, Psychologists’ Services Benefits and Limitations. The change would add provisionally licensed psychologists as another type of provider who can perform psychological counseling and services under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist. HHSC also [...]

DADS News Alerts: 4/16 Webinar Reminder

–  An MDS update excerpt: A recent DADS provider alert and an article in The MDS Mentor have clarified the correct way to complete MDS 3.0 item A0410. A frequent provider question is how to prevent MDS records from being submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) when Prospective Payment System (PPS) [...]

ILs/PL: MDS 3.0, Pre-filling Medication Planners

DADS released an information/provider letter and an information letter. All NF Admins: An excerpt (the letter includes two attachments with contact information): Texas is a national leader in NF relocation through its Money Follows the Person program. The new minimum data set (MDS) 3.0 Section Q supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision (June 1999) [...]

ILs and News Alerts: New UPL, 4/1 NF Webinar

DADS released two information letters. HHSC will implement a new Upper Payment Limit Supplemental Payment Program for non-state government-owned ICF/IDD and NF. Participation is voluntary. –  DADS posted responses to questions from a CLASS webinar held on August 22, 2012. You will find the answers on the CLASS web page. –  DADS will hold a PASRR Changes for Nursing [...]

ILs/PLs: Dental Contractor, Asbestos Survey

DADS released two information and two provider letters: NF, Hospice, and ICF/IID: DADS informs providers that when billing for non-Medicare covered services, they’re not required to file a claim to determine the liability of a Medicare Supplemental Insurance policy. (Letter) CLASS, CMA DSA: DADS recently contracted with contract with the University of Texas Health Science [...]

House and Senate Bills: PPACA, Medicaid

The following recently introduced House and Senate bills could affect long term care providers: HCR 60: Urging the United States Congress to modify the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow cost-sharing payments and premium tax credits to be made available to the Texas political subdivision health care benefit pools on the same basis [...]

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