Information Letters: Hurricane Ike Services, Etc.

The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued three information letters:

Hurricane Ike Services: Family Care (FC) and Home Delivered Meals (HDM) Services Available to Limited Number of Individuals Temporarily Residing in Shelters, Hotels, or Home Settings

DADS informed FC and HDM providers that it has allotted funds to provide FC and HDM services to a limited number of Hurricane Ike evacuees temporarily residing in shelters hotels, or homes. For details, download the two-page letter.

Texas Index for Level of Effort (TILE) to Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) Hold Harmless Feature

DADS notified Nursing Facility providers of the TILEs to RUGs “hold harmless” feature, which is intended to ensure that no Texas Medicaid nursing facility receives a lower average Medicaid per diem payment under RUGs in state fiscal year 2009 than it received under TILE in FY 2008. Download the three-page letter for more information.

Implementation of Dental Services as a Community Based Alternatives (CBA) Service Category

DADS informed CBA providers that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved DADS’s request to establish a separate dental services category in the CBA program. The letter does not apply to Integrated Care Management waiver providers. Download the four-page letter for details.