Information Letter No. 16-36Service Coordination in STAR Kids for Individuals Under Age 21As described in Information Letter No. 16-26 dated July 5, 2016, most individuals under 21 years of age who are enrolled in the ICF/IID Program or in the HCS, TxHmL, DBMD, and CLASS programs (ICF/IID waiver programs) will receive their acute care and most other Medicaid State Plan services through the STAR Kids managed care program beginning November 1, 2016.Every member of STAR Kids will have access to a … [Read more...] about Service Coordination in STAR Kids for Individuals Under Age 21
Participant Surveys Concerning Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings
Information Letter No. 16-33Participant Surveys Concerning Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings The purpose of this provider information letter (IL) is to remind CLASS, DBMD, HCS, and TxHmL program providers the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has contracted with the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) at Texas A&M University to conduct HCBS participant face-to-face surveys with randomly selected 1915(c) waiver program participants. The … [Read more...] about Participant Surveys Concerning Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings
Receiving Services Outside the State of Texas in the CLASS and DBMD Programs
Information Letter No. 16-35 (Replaces IL 16-20)Receiving Services Outside the State of Texas in the CLASS and DBMD Programs The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) allows an individual in the CLASS or DBMD Program to receive certain services available through the consumer directed services (CDS) option while the individual is temporarily staying at a location outside the State of Texas. This information letter replaces previous IL 16-20, Receiving Out-of-State Services … [Read more...] about Receiving Services Outside the State of Texas in the CLASS and DBMD Programs
Top Non-Compliance Trends with the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Requirements
Top Non-Compliance Trends with the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Requirements The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is issuing this provider letter to remind providers that individuals with mental illness (MI), an intellectual disability (ID), or a developmental disability (DD) must be identified prior to NF admission. If a NF admits an individual with MI, an ID, or a DD, the NF must also ensure the individual receives the specialized services … [Read more...] about Top Non-Compliance Trends with the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Requirements
Texas Health and Human Services Agencies Begin Major Transformation
At the direction of the Texas Legislature, the state’s health agencies have begun a massive restructuring to make the system more efficient, effective and responsive for all Texans.On Sept. 1, about 4,000 employees and more than 120 programs and functions will officially “move” to the Health and Human Services Commission from four other health and human state agencies.The move marks the first of two waves of the state’s significant health agency transformation designed to help Texans find and … [Read more...] about Texas Health and Human Services Agencies Begin Major Transformation
TANF Plan Now Available for Public Comment
The draft renewal State Plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant assistance program is available for public comment through Oct. 17, 2016. You can email comments toLonnie.Bean@hhsc.state.tx.us. You can send written comments to:Lonnie Bean909 W. 45th Street, MC-2115Austin, TX 78751Visit us at Garlo Ward, PC. … [Read more...] about TANF Plan Now Available for Public Comment
Texas Becomes First State to Issue Standing Order for Mosquito Repellent to Fight Zika
Texas Becomes First State to Issue Standing Order for Mosquito Repellent to Fight ZikaEligible Texas women on Medicaid can go straight to their pharmacist to pick up mosquito repellent, Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Charles Smith announced today. Texas Medicaid has issued a standing order for mosquito repellent prescriptions for women who are between the ages of 10 and 45 or pregnant. Ver comunicado de prensa en español | Information for Clients (PDF)Medicaid Will Pay for … [Read more...] about Texas Becomes First State to Issue Standing Order for Mosquito Repellent to Fight Zika
HIPAA Notification FROM HHSC: Vendor Loses Clients’ Personal Information
HIPAA Notification: Vendor Loses Clients' Personal InformationThe Health and Human Services Commission is notifying people about the accidental loss of protected health information. The breach may affect a little more than 600 people who applied for benefits. Iron Mountain, an HHSC contractor, was storing boxes containing client files that were slated for destruction. Iron Mountain notified the agency that it lost 15 boxes of HHSC's files from their Irving, Fort Worth and Dallas … [Read more...] about HIPAA Notification FROM HHSC: Vendor Loses Clients’ Personal Information
CLASS, DBMD, LIDDA – Deadline to Update All Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions Assessments to Comply With the International Classification of Disease Transition
Community Living Assistance and Supports Services (CLASS) Providers Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) Service Providers Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions (ICF/IID) Providers Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authorities (LIDDAs)Information Letter No. 16-32 Deadline Approaching to Update All Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions Assessments to Comply With the International Classification of Disease … [Read more...] about CLASS, DBMD, LIDDA – Deadline to Update All Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions Assessments to Comply With the International Classification of Disease Transition
Deadline Approaching to Update All Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions
Deadline Approaching to Update All Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions - Assessments to Comply With the International Classification of Disease TransitionThe deadline for updating an individual’s Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions Assessment (ID/RC) with International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) diagnostic codes is September 30, 2016. Information describing the requirement for these changes and instructions for making these changes is outlined in the Texas … [Read more...] about Deadline Approaching to Update All Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions
