From the April 15 issue of the Texas Register:
Proposed Rules
HHSC proposes new §354.1042, concerning home health supplies provided by a pharmacy, and new §354.1877, concerning quantity limitations; and the repeal of Subchapter W concerning pharmacy limitations, which consists of §354.3047, concerning quantity limitations, and §354.3092, concerning review and evaluation. The changes would allow pharmacies enrolled in the VDP to provide a limited set of basic home health supplies commonly found in pharmacies without requiring enrollment as a DME provider. See the Texas Register for more information.
HHSC proposes to amend §355.112, Attendant Compensation Rate Enhancement, which would change the rule to replace references to DADS Form 2031 with a generic form description, clarify cost report training requirements for cost reports functioning as attendant compensation reports, and other changes. For details, see the Texas Register.
HHSC proposes to amend §355.502, Reimbursement Methodology for Professional Services in HCS Waivers; §355.503, Reimbursement Methodology for the Community-Based Alternatives Waiver Program and the ICM-HCSSA and Assisted Living/Residential Care Programs; and other sections. HHSC seeks to combine all common services into one section, reflect appropriate service arrays for the various programs, clarify reimbursement methodology descriptions, and standardize language. See the Texas Register for more information.
Adopted Rules
HHSC adopted an amendment to §355.8064, Reimbursement Adjustment for Hospitals Providing Inpatient Services to SSI and SSI-Related Clients, which would update obsolete references to the repealed §355.8063, Reimbursement Methodology for Inpatient Hospital Services. See the Texas Register for details.
HHSC adopted an amendment to §372.501, concerning disqualifications due to criminal activity, to correct an error in the section. An excerpt:
The rule currently states that a person is disqualified from both Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the person is convicted of a felony drug offense committed on or after April 1, 2002. However, in accordance with federal law (the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)), HHSC disqualifies a person from SNAP benefits if the person is convicted of a felony drug offense committed after August 22, 1996.
The Texas Board of Nursing adopted amendments to 213.33, Factors Considered for Imposition of Penalties/Sanctions, which formalizes the board’s historical practice regarding default cases: revoking the licensee’s nursing license. Read about this and other changes in the Texas Register.
