— REMINDER: Upcoming Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers meetings. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2013.
— HHSC adopted amendments to Chapter 9, Intellectual Disability Services–Medicaid State Operating Agency Responsibilities, Subchapter E, ICF/IID Program—Contracting.
— HHSC proposed to repeal Chapter 16, §§16.1 – 16.4, the Pilot Program to Increase the Use of Advanced Directives in Nursing Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with an Intellectual Disability. These are the sections proposed to be repealed.
— DADS requested that HSC, TxHmL, and ICF/ID providers that stopped or plan to stop participating in the LVN on-call pilot program to notify DADS of the date of discontinuation or planned discontinuation and the reason for the change. See the Nursing Services Changes page for more information.
— HHSC will host a series of information sessions about several Medicaid managed care initiatives scheduled for September 1, 2014, which will cover STAR+PLUS expansion to rural areas and the delivery of various services through managed care. See the HHSC meetings notice page for more information.
— DADS invited all Region 8 HCCSA providers to a meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2013, from 1-4 p.m. at the Education Service Center, Region 20, Bexar, Frio and Kendall Rooms @ Building 4, Frederick Maples Conference Center, 1314 Hines Avenue, San Antonio. You may register (and see more information) here.
— DADS proposed to change hospice-related rules (nine-page PDF) that include moving contract-related requirements to TAC 40, Chapter 49, Contracting for Community Services, and using person-first respectful language.
— CMS released changes to the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual, version 1.11.
— Available: September 2013 MDS Mentor
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