The following information was obtained from the April 18 issue of the Texas Register:
Proposed Rules
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has proposed to amend §355.8061, concerning payment for hospital services and §355.8069, concerning supplemental payments to certain rural public hospitals, in Title 1 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Part 15, Chapter 355, Subchapter J, Division 4, Medicaid Hospital Services. The amendment would make changes to the Non-State-Owned Rural Public Hospital supplemental payment program.
See the relevant section of the Texas Register for more information.
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has proposed to amend 19 sections of the code, including those pertaining to Medicaid-certified facilities, the Medicaid hospice program, and the Medicaid Waiver program. Follow this link, and scroll down to read details in each section.
Adopted Rules
HHSC has adopted an amendment to §358.432, concerning Home Equity Treatment and adopts a new §358.444, concerning Medicaid Treatment of Qualified Long-Term Care Partnership Program Insurance Policies, which implements a Long-Term Care Partnership Program to enable individuals who purchase certain approved private long-term care insurance policies to have a dollar-for-dollar exclusion of their resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefits paid on behalf of the individual in determining eligibility for medical assistance.
See the relevant section of the Texas Register for more information.
DADS has adopted a new §19.2614, in Chapter 19, Nursing Facility Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid Certification without changes to the proposed text published in the January 18, 2008, issue of the Texas Register (33 TexReg 521), which will allow a nursing facility to procure a customized power wheelchair for a Medicaid-eligible nursing facility resident.
See the relevant section of the Texas Register for more information.
