The following was obtained from the May 6 issue of the Texas Register:
Public Notices
HHSC seeks a consultant to perform Managed Care Organization (MCO) Management Information System (MIS) and Operations Readiness and Assessment Reviews (“Readiness Reviews”) on MCOs selected as a result of the MCMCS RFP and the Dental RFP as well as on currently contracted MCOs pursuant to this RFP. Point of contact:
Elizabeth Ward
Procurement Manager, Enterprise Contracts and Procurement
Health and Human Services Commission
909 West 45th Street; Building 1
Mail Code 2020
Austin, Texas 78751
(512) 206-5416
HHSC approved transmittal number 10-058, amendment number 951, which outlines the tribal consultation process between the Texas Medicaid agency and Indian health programs in Texas. HHSC intends to submit to CMS a request to amend the CBA waiver program, which would ensure that no one loses their CBA eligibility because of a three percent rate reduction.
For more information, see the Texas Register for more information.
Adopted Rules
HHSC adopted new Chapter 395, Civil Rights, Subchapter A, General Provisions, consisting of §395.1, concerning purpose, and §395.2, concerning definitions; Subchapter B, Responsibilities of Health and Human Services Agencies, consisting of §395.11, concerning health and human services (HHS) agency responsibilities, and §395.12, concerning role of the HHSC Civil Rights Office (CRO); Subchapter C, Complaints, consisting of §395.21, concerning complaints and complaint procedures, and §395.22, concerning complaint records; Subchapter D, Compliance Monitoring, consisting of §395.31, concerning HHS agency compliance, and §395.32, concerning contractor compliance; and Subchapter E, Employment Practices, consisting of §395.41, concerning employment practices.
The changes establish civil rights rules applicable to HHS agencies. See the Texas Register for more information.
On DADS’ behalf, HHSC adopted the repeal of Chapter 73, Civil Rights, consisting of Subchapter A, Purpose and Application, §73.1 and §73.2; Subchapter B, Discrimination Prohibited, §73.100 and §73.101; Subchapter C, Civil Rights Responsibilities, §§73.200 – 73.212; Subchapter D, Dissemination of Information and Training, §§73.300 – 73.302; Subchapter E, Complaints of Discrimination, §§73.400 – 73.413; Subchapter F, Compliance Reviews and Standards, §73.500 and §73.501; and Subchapter G, Contract Compliance, §73.600.
The HHSC Civil Rights Office is adopting civil rights rules that will apply to HHS agencies; therefore, civil rights rules in Chapter 73 are no longer be needed.
For details, see the Texas Register.
