The following information was obtained from the June 15 issue of the Texas Register.
Public Notice Correction
HHSC corrected a public notice published in the April 6, 2012, issue about submitting a request to renew the MDCP waiver:
The notice incorrectly stated that the waiver provided in-home child care, including in the individual’s or a family member’s home, or a foster family’s home. It should have stated:
Services include respite, adaptive aids, minor home modifications, financial management services and transition assistance services. Texas uses the Medically Dependent Children Program waiver to provide services to Texans in the least restrictive environment possible.
See the Texas Register for more information.
Proposed Rules
HHSC proposed to amend §355.8052, Medicaid inpatient hospital reimbursement, to update the methodology:
As amended, the Government Code requires HHSC, to the extent possible, to convert hospital reimbursement systems under the child health plan and Medicaid programs to a diagnosis-related groups (DRG) methodology that will allow HHSC to more accurately classify specific patient populations and account for severity of patient illness and mortality risk. See Texas Government Code §536.005(a). To comply with this requirement, HHSC is proposing to transition from the use of Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG) to the 3MTM All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) for hospital inpatient reimbursement.
For details, see the Texas Register.
