The following information was obtained in the November 6 issue of the Texas Register:
Public Hearings and Notices
HHSC will hold a public hearing November 17, 2009, at 1:30 p.m., to receive comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for Anesthesia. The hearing’s location is the Lone Star Conference Room of HHSC, Braker Center, Building H, located at 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin, Texas. See the relevant section of the Texas Register for details.
HHSC intends to submit to CMS an amendment to the Youth Empowerment Services, which would change the waiver program implementation date from September 1, 2009 to December 1, 2009.
HHSC also intends to submit an amendment to delete the provision for reinvestment under the Day Activity and Health Services Attendant Compensation Rate Enhancement. Finally, HHSC intends to submit an amendment to delete the provision for reinvestment under the Primary Home Care Attendant Compensation Rate Enhancement. Both changes are effective November 6, 2009.
Read the details of all three amendments in the relevant section of Texas Register.
Withdrawn Rules
The Texas Board of Nursing withdraws emergency amendments to §213.32 and §213.33, both of which appeared in the September 11 Texas Register.
Adopted Rules
HHSC amended §354.1003, in Title 1, Part 15, Chapter 354, Subchapter A, Division 1, related to time limits for submitted claims for Medicaid school based services, and §354.1149, Exclusions and Limitations. Read more in the Texas Register.
The Texas Board of Nursing adopted amendments to §211.7, concerning Executive Director, which are necessary for consistency with adopted §213.32 of the same title (relating to Corrective Action Proceedings and Schedule of Administrative Fines). Among other things, the amendments revise and clarify the amount of administrative fines that may be imposed on an individual in a disciplinary action. (Texas Register)
The Board also adopted amendments to §213.20, concerning Informal Proceedings and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR); §213.29, concerning Criteria and Procedure Regarding Intemperate Use and Lack of Fitness in Eligibility and Disciplinary Matters; and §213.30, concerning Declaratory Order of Eligibility for Licensure. The amendments to §213.20 clarify the applicability of the Occupations Code §301.4521, and the amendments to §213.29 and §213.30 are necessary for internal consistency and to correct grammatical errors. (Texas Register)
