The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has released four new letters addressed to the following providers:
Home Health Agencies (HHAs): DADS notified HHAs seeking Medicare certification that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has asked DADS to stop scheduling Medicare certification surveys of HHAs. For more information, download the seven-page letter here.
Medicaid-certified HHAs: DADS reminded Medicaid-certified HHAs that effective May 23, 2007, they must begin entering the doctor’s National Provider Identification number in Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Item M0072 – Primary Referring Physician ID. For more information about this requirement, download the letter here.
Nursing Facilities (NF) and Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) Providers: DADS reminded NF and ICF/MR providers about the federal mandate to allow patients receiving Medicaid to keep a portion of their monthly income to cover personal needs. Providers must notify the Social Security Administration and DADS if the payee’s name and address changes and if the resident’s address changes. For more information, download the letter here.
ICF/MRs: DADS directed ICF/MR providers to complete an online survey to offer input on joint training courses. The survey will be available for 30 days, effective April 1. You may complete the survey at http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/training/survey/. Download the letter here.