The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has adopted an amendment to §355.8063, which revises the Medicaid reimbursement methodology for freestanding psychiatric inpatient hospitals. According to HHSC, it didn’t receive comments about the proposed rule during the comment period.
Additionally, HHSC adopted the repeal of §§357.481 – 357.490, Formal Appeals. The agency anticipates that the repealed rules will be replaced by a new Subchapter I, §§357.481 – 357.498, Hearings Under the Administrative Procedure Act. HHSC received no comments during the comment period. For more information, see the relevant section of the June 15 Texas Register.
