The following information was obtained from the August 12 issue of the Texas Register:
HHSC awarded contract 529-06-0425-00046 RFQ 39 to Health Management Associates, which will produce documents and reports. Total contact value is $41,000.
HHSC will hold a public hearing on August 18, 2011, at 1 p.m. to receive comment on payment rate adjustments for the CBA waiver program. HHSC will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. to receive public comment on the proposed rates for the new Supervised Independent Living program. Both hearings will be held in the Lone Star Conference Room of the Health and Human Services Commission, Braker Center, Building H, located at 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin, Texas.
HHSC intends to submit to CMS a request for an amendment to the TxHmL waiver program, under the authority of ยง1915(c) of the Social Security Act, which would increase the capacity of the waiver to allow for more individuals to enroll in the program.
For more information about the notices, see the Texas Register.