Information Letters: TV Conversions, Consumer Rights Booklets, Etc.

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

Service Initiation Begin Date Change for Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS) in the Integrated Care Management Program (ICM)

DADS notified DAHS in the ICM service areas about procedures for determining service initiation time frames for eligible ICM members. An excerpt:

Current DAHS program rules in §98.205(a) stipulate that the DAHS facility must initiate services within seven days of the begin date on Form 2101, Authorization for Community Care Services. The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has learned that DAHS providers in the ICM service areas do not consistently receive Form 2101 in a timeframe that allows for service initiation within seven days of the authorized begin date.

Download the two-page letter for more information.

Assistance for Nursing Facility (NF) and Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) residents in changing from Analog to Digital Television

DADS informed NF and ICF/MR providers that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration is providing $40 coupons for individuals residing in NFs and ICFs/MR to offset the cost of purchasing a digital converter box. Download the letter for details.

Announcement of Availability of New Consumer Rights Booklet

DADS notified community service providers that it has developed a new Consumer Rights Booklet for several community service programs. Download the letter for a list of these programs and to how to obtain additional copies of the booklet.