The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued a letter to Community Based Alternatives and Assisted Living/Residential Care Providers to inform them about Personal Care 3 Reimbursement Rates. These rates became effective on September 1, 2007. For more details, download the letter here.
DADS informed the Medically Dependent Children Program and Home and Community Support Service Agencies about increases in provider rates. New rates and billing codes can be accessed here and here. Download the information letter here.
In a provider letter to all Medicare- and/or Medicaid-Participating Nursing Facilities, DADS clarified Life Safety Code Enforcement Guidelines. Specifically, federal nursing home regulations at 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 488, Subpart F, are applicable to Life Safety Code surveys as well as health surveys. For information on the process to be used in applying the enforcement regulations, download the letter here.
There has been a rate increase for providers of Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living Waiver Services, effective September 1, 2007. See the new rates here and here. You may download the letter for more information.