The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued a provider letter to Community Based Alternative (CBA) providers about the expansion of the STAR+PLUS Program.
To help CBA consumers transition to the STAR+PLUS waiver, DADS lays out some guidelines, including the following:
1. The CBA HCSSA is responsible for completing the annual reassessment activities for consumers, whose individual service plans (ISPs) end on 01/31/07 and 02/28/07.
2. For ISPs finalized before or on 01/31/07, HCSSAs will bill DADS for the reassessment activities, and DADS will reimburse HCSSAs.
3. For ISPs finalized on or after 2/1/07, HCSSAs must bill the HMO, not DADS, for reassessment activities, and the HMO will reimburse HCSSAs.
4. The CBA HCSSA must not initiate any reassessment activities for CBA consumers, whose ISPs end 3/31/07. Reassessments for ISPs that end 3/31/07 will be completed by the HMO staff.
For more information, you may download the letter here.