— DADS reminded all HCSSAs currently serving a CBA in the counties listed below are required to follow the timeline in completing CBA reassessments/ ISP that expire August 31, 2011 or September 30, 2011. An excerpt:
The September 1, 2011 expansion of the STAR+PLUS program into the contiguous counties of the Harris, Bexar, Nueces and Travis service areas includes the following counties:
- Harris service area: Austin, Matagorda and Wharton counties;
- Bexar service area: Bandera county;
- Nueces service area: Brooks, Goliad, Karnes, Kenedy and Live Oak counties; and
- Travis service area: Fayette county.
- (New) Jefferson service area: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler, and Walker.
— HHSC is hosting a series of LTSS provider meetings in the contiguous counties Managed Care Expansion service areas. The following training sessions have been scheduled for the Jefferson service area:
Location — Beaumont
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
1 pm – 3 pm
Health & Human Services Commission
20th Floor Conference Room
285 Liberty Street
Beaumont, TexasLocation – Port Arthur
Thursday, July 7, 2011
1 pm – 3 pm
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd.
Classrooms 3 & 4
Port Arthur, Texas
— DADS invites HCSSA providers to meetings scheduled for July in Austin and El Paso:
- Austin, July 13th – http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JWB2W35 (space is limited to one (1) representative per provider)
- El Paso July 19th – http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JF5T3Q5
— DADS will host a one-day DADS will host a one-day symposium in Austin, Texas, on July 25, 2011, to disseminate information on culture change, including evidence-based practice and current trends. Register here.
— DADS has posted a memo to providers about possibly overusing dashes in the MDS 3.0 Assessment.
— DADS notified CLASS program providers of corrections to Form 3621 (CLASS – Individual Plan of Care) and form 3621T (CLASS – IPC Service Delivery Transfer Worksheet):
- The unit rate for auditory enhancement training (SVC 35A) now reflects the current reimbursement rate for this service of $52.73 per unit/hour.
- The unit rate field for supported employment (SVC 37) is now user populated. Please note the reimbursement rate for SVC 37 must not exceed the base rate for habilitation Services (SVC10) as defined by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). More information about reimbursement rates for the CLASS program can be found by following this link: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/rad/long-term-svcs/class/index.shtml.
— The Center for Policy and Innovation and Access and Intake divisions are hosting the quarterly webinar for the CLASS program on July 11, 2011, from 10-11:30 a.m. To submit agenda topic suggestions, please email Carol Griebel, Interim Manager for Waiver and State Plan Services, DADS Center for Policy and Innovation, at carol.griebel@dads.state.tx.us with your list, no later than Thursday, June 30, 2011.
— The Texas Autism Research & Resource Center is hosting a meeting to learn about cutting edge research and evidence-based practices related to the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. You may register here.
2011 Texas Autism Research Conference
July 30, 2011
8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
The Commons Learning Center
J.J. Pickle Research Campus of the University of Texas
Austin, Texas
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