The following information was obtained from the July 16 issue of the Texas Register:
Public Hearing and Notice
HHSC will hold a public hearing on August 2, 2010, at 1:30 p.m., to receive comment on proposed Medicaid payments for Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women, to be held in the Lone Star Conference Room of HHSC, Braker Center, Building H, located at 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin, Texas.
Send written comments to the attention of Rate Analysis, HHSC, Rate Analysis, Mail Code H-400, P.O. Box 85200, Austin, Texas 78708-5200; by fax to Rate Analysis at (512) 491-1998; or by e-mail to esther.brown@hhsc.state.tx.us. Send comments by overnight mail or hand delivered to HHSC Rate Analysis, Mail Code H-400, Braker Center, Building H, 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78758-4021.
HHSC intends to submit to CMS a request to amend the Consolidated Waiver Program: Waiver 0373 and Waiver 0374, which would add Medicaid Buy-In as a route to financial eligibility for the Consolidated Waiver Program.
Send written comments to the attention of Rate Analysis, HHSC, Rate Analysis, Mail Code H-400, P.O. Box 85200, Austin, Texas 78708-5200; by fax to Rate Analysis at (512) 491-1998; or by e-mail to esther.brown@hhsc.state.tx.us. Send comments by overnight mail or hand delivered to HHSC Rate Analysis, Mail Code H-400, Braker Center, Building H, 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78758-4021.
See the Texas Register for more information.
Proposed Rules
The Texas Medical Board proposes to amend several sections of the code:
- General Provisions
- Licensure
- Medical Records
- Telemedicine
- Fees And Penalties
- Certification Of Non-Profit Health Organizations
- Investigations
- Texas Physician Health Program And Rehabilitation Orders
- Procedural Rules
- Disciplinary Guidelines
- Standing Delegation Orders
Click on the links for details about each proposed change.
Withdrawn Rules
The Texas Medical Board withdraws the proposed amendment to §174.2 and new §§174.7, 174.9, and 174.11 which appeared in the April 30, 2010, issue of the Texas Register (35 TexReg 3390). See the Texas Register for details.
Adopted Rules
HHSC adopted an amendment to §19.1921, in Chapter 19, Nursing Facility Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid Certification, to require a nursing facility to annually search the nurse aide registry and the employee misconduct registry and to keep a copy of the results of the searches in the employee’s personnel file.
HHSC also adopted amendments to §98.19 and §98.61, in Chapter 98, Adult Day Care and Day Activity and Health Services Requirements, to require an adult day care facility to annually search the nurse aide registry and the employee misconduct registry and to keep a copy of the results of the searches in the employee’s personnel file.
See the Texas Register for details about each adopted rule change.