The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) notified Community Based Alternatives (CBA), Home and Community Support Services Agencies, CBA Assisted Living/Residential Care Providers, Consolidated Waiver Program Providers, Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities Waiver Providers, Medically Dependent Children’s Program Providers, Primary Home Care Providers, and Day Activity and Health Services Providers that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has raised the minimum … [Read more...] about Provider and Information Letters: Minimum Wage, Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Increases, Etc.
DADS Letters – August 28-September 1
Last week, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued a series of provider and information letters: Multiple Providers Reimbursement Rates Effective September 1, 2007 Nursing Facilities Amendments to Health and Safety Code (HSC) Chapter 242 Notification of Adverse Change in Financial Condition … [Read more...] about DADS Letters – August 28-September 1
DADS Letters: Individual Cost Limits, New Convictions
The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) informed Community Services Waiver Providers about the increase in individual cost limits for six Medicaid waiver programs operated by DADS. The three-page August 20 letter includes of a breakdown of cost limits for such programs as the Consolidated Waiver Program and the Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program. You may download the letter here. In an August 24 provider letter to Assisted Living Facilities, Adult Day Care … [Read more...] about DADS Letters: Individual Cost Limits, New Convictions
Information and Provider Letters: Per Diem Rates, Hurricane Preparedness, Etc.
On August 15, the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued an information letter to Nursing Facility Administrators and Hospice Directors about the approval of new per diem payment rates for the Nursing Facility Program (NF), the Hospice Program in NFs, and the Swing Bed Program, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008. Download the letter here for more information. In an August 16 letter, DADS informed Title XIX and Title XX Home Delivered Meals (HDM) Providers … [Read more...] about Information and Provider Letters: Per Diem Rates, Hurricane Preparedness, Etc.
Information Letters: Revised Notices for Fiscal Year 2007 Cutoff Dates
Last week, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services issued several information letters regarding revised notices for fiscal year 2007 cutoff dates. Please click on the links below to download the letters: Community Services Providers, Nursing Facility Providers, Therapy Providers Home and Community-Based Service and Texas Home Living Waiver Providers Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation or Related Conditions (ICF/MR) Providers - Service Group … [Read more...] about Information Letters: Revised Notices for Fiscal Year 2007 Cutoff Dates
Texas Register Updates: Reimbursement Rates, Special Nutrition Program
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has proposed to amend §355.102, concerning General Principles of Allowable and Unallowable Costs, in its Reimbursement Rates Chapter. The amendment would implement phase two (online training) of cost report training. For more information on submitting public comments, see the relevant section of the August 10 Texas Register. HHSC also proposes to amend two rules to the Reimbursement Rates Chapter relating to care for the aged and … [Read more...] about Texas Register Updates: Reimbursement Rates, Special Nutrition Program
Information Letters: Transfer Process, Cost Ceiling Adjustment, and Retroactive Payment Procedures
In a July 30 letter to Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Providers, the Texas Department Aging and Disability Services notified them about the process and forms to be used for transferring individuals receiving services in the HCS program. Attached to the letter is a four-page document outlining the process, which you may download here. In a July 31 information letter, DADS notified Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program Providers about a cost ceiling adjustment for Intermediate … [Read more...] about Information Letters: Transfer Process, Cost Ceiling Adjustment, and Retroactive Payment Procedures
Texas Register Updates: Public Hearing and Intent to Submit Notices
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services (HHSC) issued a correction to a notice of a public hearing on proposed Medicaid payment rates for Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs, which appeared in the July 20 Texas Register. The hearing date has been changed from August 7, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. to August 14, 2007, at 3:30 p.m. The scope of the hearing has been expanded to include proposed rates for the Consolidated Waiver Program - Supported Employment, … [Read more...] about Texas Register Updates: Public Hearing and Intent to Submit Notices
Information Letters: Verification of Nurse Licensure, Calculation Error, and New Retro Rate Adjustment
In a letter dated July 19, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) informed Nursing Facilities, Community Based Alternatives, Home and Community Support Services Agencies, Hospice Providers, Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly Providers, and Consolidated Waiver Program Providers that beginning August 12, the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will verify nurse licensure with the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON) for both the Director of Nurses (DON) and … [Read more...] about Information Letters: Verification of Nurse Licensure, Calculation Error, and New Retro Rate Adjustment
Texas Register Updates: Mental Retardation Authority Rules, Survey Process
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) proposed amendments to §§2.101 - 2.103 and 2.105 - 2.112, and the repeal of §§2.104 and 2.113 - 2.115, Chapter 2, Mental Retardation Authority Responsibilities, Subchapter C, Charges for Community Services. From the Texas Register: Because they originated at the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the rules in Chapter 2, Subchapter C, currently contain references to both mental health and mental retardation … [Read more...] about Texas Register Updates: Mental Retardation Authority Rules, Survey Process