The following information was obtained from the November 15 issue of the Texas Register. Public Hearing and Notice HHSC will hold a hearing on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. to receive public comment on proposed payment rates for the AL/RC services under the CBA program, CBA Personal Care III services, and RC program. The hearing will be held in the Public Hearing Room, Brown-Heatly Building, located at 4900 North Lamar, Austin. HHSC intends to submit to CMS a request to amend … [Read more...] about TX Register Updates: 12/5 Hearing, Board of Nursing Changes
IL and News Alert: Cost Report Training, Electronic Signature
DADS released one information letter. CBA HCSSA, CLASS CMA and DSA, DAHS, DBMD, HCS, ICF/ID, NF, PHC, RC CBA AL, and TxHmL: DADS notified these providers of the training schedule for the 2013 cost report. An excerpt: Online training will be available to qualified preparers beginning on December 1, 2013, and will remain available through October 31, 2014. On-site classroom-based training sessions will be held in Austin on January 21, 2014 and again on February 25, 2014. Registration … [Read more...] about IL and News Alert: Cost Report Training, Electronic Signature
News Alert/SNF News: 11/18 Webinar Rebroadcast
-- DADS will rebroadcast the quarterly webinar on HCS Quality Assurance Rule Revisions from September 9, 2013, on Monday, November 18, 2013, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. You may register and receive details about the webinar here. -- "More uniform reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities could be implemented soon, policy analysts recently told the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission." – McKnight's -- "More than 6,000 skilled nursing facilities … [Read more...] about News Alert/SNF News: 11/18 Webinar Rebroadcast
DADS News Alerts: 11/14, 12/5 Meetings
-- REMINDER: Upcoming Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers meetings. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2013. -- HHSC adopted amendments to Chapter 9, Intellectual Disability Services--Medicaid State Operating Agency Responsibilities, Subchapter E, ICF/IID Program—Contracting. -- HHSC proposed to repeal Chapter 16, §§16.1 - 16.4, the Pilot Program to Increase the Use of Advanced Directives in Nursing Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with … [Read more...] about DADS News Alerts: 11/14, 12/5 Meetings
PL/News Alerts: 11/7 Stakeholder and ADC Meetings
DADS released one provider letter. NF: An excerpt from the letter: Recently, it has come to the attention of the Department of Aging and Disability Services that some NFs admitting residents directly from a jail or a correctional facility have continued to have such residents handcuffed or in leg shackles or in both. Such devices are restraints and NFs cannot use them. Despite having been an inmate, a resident that a NF admits from a jail or correctional facility is now a NF resident. The … [Read more...] about PL/News Alerts: 11/7 Stakeholder and ADC Meetings
IL/News Alerts: 10/30 Meeting, Proposed Rules
HCS, TxHmL, and FMS: DADS provided clarification concerning reimbursement for diapers, diaper-wipes, incontinence briefs, incontinence liners, pull-ons, and non-sterile gloves for individuals served in these programs. (Letter) -- HHSC adopted amendments to §19.2322, Medicaid bed allocation requirements, and the repeal of §19.2324, selection and contracting procedures for adding Medicaid beds in high-occupancy areas, in Chapter 19, NF Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid … [Read more...] about IL/News Alerts: 10/30 Meeting, Proposed Rules
TX Register Updates: Correction, Base Wage
The following information was obtained from the October 11 issue of the Texas Register. Public Notice Correction HHSC published a notice in the September 20 issue about the agency's intent to submit a request to amend the THTQIP. An excerpt: In the prior public notice published in the September 20, 2013 issue of the Texas Register, HHSC discussed the agency's intent to request the addition of cognitive rehabilitation therapy as an available service in the STAR+PLUS home and community … [Read more...] about TX Register Updates: Correction, Base Wage
DADS News Alerts: HCS waiver
-- HCS waiver (PDF), effective September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2018. -- Log (PDF) of CMS responses made to state survey agency questions regarding the federal government shutdown. See the news page for more information about these and other alerts. … [Read more...] about DADS News Alerts: HCS waiver
PLs and News Alerts: Emergency Plans
DADS released two provider letters. ALF, Hospice Freestanding Inpatient Units, ICFs/IID, and NF: DADS reminded these providers that their emergency plans must provide for the safe evacuation of all individuals residing in their facilities when the emergency situation requires an evacuation. (Letter) Hospice Agencies with a Freestanding Inpatient Unit: DADS reminded these providers that all HCSSAs must comply with TAC, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 97, §97.256 and have a written emergency … [Read more...] about PLs and News Alerts: Emergency Plans
TX Register Updates: Correction, Base Wage
The following information was obtained from the October 11 issue of the Texas Register. Public Notice Correction HHSC published a notice in the September 20 issue about the agency's intent to submit a request to amend the THTQIP. An excerpt: In the prior public notice published in the September 20, 2013 issue of the Texas Register, HHSC discussed the agency's intent to request the addition of cognitive rehabilitation therapy as an available service in the STAR+PLUS home and community … [Read more...] about TX Register Updates: Correction, Base Wage