From the March 16 issue of the Texas Register: Under the Texas Medical Board, the Board of Acupuncture Examiners proposed to amend §183.4, Licensure, which would provide that applicants must demonstrate active practice within either of the two years before application, and that the Board can issue temporary licenses to remedy active practice deficiencies. See the Texas Register for details. … [Read more...] about TX Register Update: Medical Board Licensure
ILs: Revised MDS 3.0, Hospice Forms
DADS released four information letters: All contracted NFs: CMS revised the MDS 3.0 Assessments, effective April 1, 2012. Details and revisions to the RAI Manual may be found on this CMS webpage. (Letter) ADC, ADF, CAS, CLASS, DBMD, MDCP, PACE, and other providers: CMS has mandated an April 1 deadline for all transactions to be compliant with EDI Version 5010. (Letter) CBA HCSSA, MDCP, HCS, and PACE: DADS is releasing a new version of the MN/LOC 3.0 assessment, effective April … [Read more...] about ILs: Revised MDS 3.0, Hospice Forms
DADS News Alerts: 4/2 Meeting, 4/24 Webinar
-- DADS requests that HCS, TxHml, and private ICF/ID providers; State Supported Living and Community Centers, and Local Authorities assist the agency in creating a better Adult Protective Services facility investigative report. Please take this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6MBDTQQ -- DADS Regulatory Services Division regional staff will present a home health provider meeting for regions 1, 2, and 9 on April, 2, 2012, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the in Lubbock at the Knipling Education … [Read more...] about DADS News Alerts: 4/2 Meeting, 4/24 Webinar
TX Register Updates: 4/29 Hearing, Medical Board Changes
The following information was obtained from the March 9 issue of the Texas Register: Public Hearing and Notices HHSC will hold a public hearing on April 19, 2012, at 2 p.m., to receive comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program. The public hearing will be held in the Permian Basin Conference Room of HHSC, Braker Center, Building H, located at 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin. HHSC intends to submit to CMS a request to … [Read more...] about TX Register Updates: 4/29 Hearing, Medical Board Changes
Medicaid Managed Care: Prescription Drugs
The Texas Tribune reports that prescription drugs will be a part of Medicaid managed care as it expands across the state. Pharmacists, who probably will see reimbursement cuts, object. An excerpt: “I am totally scared to death,” Louis Rumsey, a pharmacist who owns Elam Road Pharmacy in South Dallas, told a joint committee of Texas House and Senate members on Wednesday. Rumsey, who is making plans to sell the pharmacy over the managed care changes, said 85 percent of the patients he serves are … [Read more...] about Medicaid Managed Care: Prescription Drugs
IL/News Alerts: EVV, EDS Pilot Areas
CDSA and MDCP: DADS informed these providers and CDS employers using the Electronic Visit Verification System of the change in required documentation. An excerpt: This letter updates the CDS information provided in Information Letter No. 10-117 and applies only to CDSAs and CDS employers in the MDCP program who use the DADS EVV system for respite or adjunct support services provided by an attendant. CDS employers using the DADS EVV system no longer need to complete or keep a copy of DADS … [Read more...] about IL/News Alerts: EVV, EDS Pilot Areas
TX Register Updates: New/Withdrawn Medical Board Rules
The following information was obtained from the March 2 issue of the Texas Register: Public Notices HHSC intends to submit an amendment to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, which would modify the fee schedules as a result of Medicaid fee adjustments for Clinical Laboratory Services and Physicians and Other Practitioners. HHSC also intends to submit an amendment that would incorporate recent updates to the fee schedules, including adding fees for new services and modifying fees … [Read more...] about TX Register Updates: New/Withdrawn Medical Board Rules
Doctors Annoyed By ER Medicaid Cuts
Washington state is one of 43 or so that face cuts in reimbursement from emergency room visits. Beginning April 1, if patients are diagnosed with any one of 500 diagnoses, Washington's Medicaid program won't pay physicians or hospitals. An excerpt from the Wall Street Journal: Instead, the state will pay a screening fee of about $50 if the patient is in a private-plan version of Medicaid, which currently enrolls about 60% of beneficiaries and is slated to grow. Patients won't be charged. The … [Read more...] about Doctors Annoyed By ER Medicaid Cuts
ILs: STAR+PLUS Managed Care Expansion
DADS released five information letters: CBA and HCSSA: DADS notified these providers that a monitored medication dispensing unit is reimbursable as an adaptive aid in the CBA program. The policy and operations will be in place to support it on March 6, 2012. (Letter) DADS will implement a new Promoting Independence initiative to divert individuals from being admitted to an NF if they're at immediate risk, effective March 1, 2012. (Letter) HCS, TxHmL, and ICFs/ID w/ 13 or fewer … [Read more...] about ILs: STAR+PLUS Managed Care Expansion
TX Register Updates: Expanded Medicaid Managed Care
The following was obtained from the February 24 issue of the Texas Register: Adopted Rules HHSC adopted new §351.507, adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by HHS agencies, which authorizes each HHS agency to consider adverse decisions made by other HHS agencies when considering an application or renewal filed with that agency by another agency's licensee. See the Texas Register for details. HHSC adopted amendments to §§353.1 - 353.5, Medicaid managed care general … [Read more...] about TX Register Updates: Expanded Medicaid Managed Care
