The following information was obtained from the December 26 issue of the Texas Register:
Adopted Rules
The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) adopted an amendment to 22 TAC §211.6, pertaining to Committees of the Board, which adds language to the rule reflecting the establishment of the Eligibility and Disciplinary Advisory Committee, which was known as the Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee Task Force. BON also adopted amendments to 22 TAC §217.16, relating to Minor Incidents, which provide clarification and consistency in BON’s current “minor incident” rule and BON’s nursing peer review rules at 22 TAC §217.19 and §217.20.
For more information on the amendments, see the relevant section of the Texas Register.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopted amendments to §41.307 and §41.407, in Chapter 41, Consumer Directed Services Option. The changes update the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Service’s rules to reflect the HHSC Rate Analysis Department’s revised rate setting methodology approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
HHSC also adopted new §§43.1 – 43.4, 43.11 – 43.19, 43.21, 43.22, 43.31 – 43.33, 43.41, 43.42, 43.51, 43.61, and 43.71, in Chapter 43, Service Responsibility Option. These new sections govern the service responsibility option. See the relevant section of the Texas Register for details about the amendments.
Public Notices
HHSC intends to submit a series of amendments to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, whose effective date is January 1, 2009. The amendments deal with revising reimbursement methodology for Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation and the Texas Medicaid State Plan, and extending Medicaid coverage to working individuals with disabilities whose earnings are too high for them to qualify for regular Medicaid.
See the relevant section of the Texas Register for more information about these public notices.
