- Submission of the Hospice Election Form 3071 and Physician Certification of Terminal Illness Form 3074
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) informed Medicaid hospice providers that it has updated its list of regional contacts for hospice election and certification forms to Community Services, Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership, and Health and Human Services Commission Medicaid Eligibility staff.
For more information, download the letter and attached list of regional contacts here.
- Guidelines for Reporting Incidents
In a letter to skilled nursing facilities, DADS provided revised guidelines for reporting incidents to DADS. From the letter:
These revised guidelines supersede those dated October 3, 2006…Health and Safety Code §242.122 and 40 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §19.602(a) require any facility staff member who has cause to believe that the physical or mental health or welfare of a resident has been or may be adversely affected by abuse, neglect, or exploitation caused by another person to report the abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
For more information, download the letter here.
- New Procedures for Permanency Planning in Nursing Facilities
DADS informed nursing facility providers that permanency planning is required to be completed every six months for any individual under the age of 22 in a nursing facility in Texas. The main goal of permanency planning is to reunite persons under 22 with their birth or alternative family. You may download the letter here.
- Changes to Toll-Free Announcements and Incident Voicemail Reporting System
DADS informed nursing, assisted living, and adult day care providers, and intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation or a related condition, and home and community support services agencies about changes to toll-free announcements and the incident voicemail reporting system. To read about the new announcement, download the letter here.