The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) released three new information letters:
- Revised Coordination and Notification Process for Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment Services
DADS informed Home and Community-based Services Program Providers, Texas Home Living Program Providers, Community Living and Support Services Program Providers, Deaf Blind and Multiple Disabilities Program Providers, Executive Directors of Mental Retardation Authorities, Superintendents of State Mental Retardation Facilities, and Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded and Related Conditions Program Providers about the revised process to inform individuals and providers of an individual’s eligibility status for employment services. Download the three-page letter for more information.
- Medicaid Hospice Continuous Home Care Per Diem
DADS informed Medicaid hospice providers that effective April 25, 2008, submitted claims for continuous home care will be electronically edited on the quantity billed. For more information, download the letter.
- Implementation of Money Follows the Person Demonstration (Demonstration); Referral of Nursing Facility Residents to Relocation Contractors; and Responsibilities of Relocation Contractors under the Demonstration
In an information letter to relocation contractors, DADS summarized recent policy changes related to the Demonstration, referral of nursing facility residents to relocation contractors, and the relocation contractor responsibilities under the Demonstration. For more details on policy changes, download the letter.
