DADS released one information and one provider letter:
Nursing Administrators and Minimum Data Set Coordinators:
DADS provided clarification about submission of Preadmission Screening and Resident Review and the Minimum Data Set forms. For example, the term “mental retardation” has been replaced by “intellectual disability.” See the approved diagnostic codes for more information (PDF). (Letter)
Free-Standing Hospice Facilities, ICFs/MR, and NFs:
DADS issued a letter to notify providers that CMS guidance in S&C Memo 10-18 dated May 14, 2010, regarding wall-mounted objects and titled Revision of S&C 04-41 dated August 12, 2004 Corridor Width & Corridor Mounted Computer Touch Screens in Health Care Facilities does not meet the requirements of Section 4.4, Protruding Objects, of the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 469, Elimination of Architectural Barriers, or Section 4.4, Protruding Objects, of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities. (Letter)
