Join Garlo Ward on September 23 for food, drinks, and a seminar on Social Media & the Law. Where: Rocco's Grill, Lakeway When: 9/23 from 5:30-7pm Email Pamela Peters at ppeters@garloward.com to RSVP or with questions. … [Read more...] about GRAND ROUNDS – September 23 and YOU’RE INVITED
Program Providers and Local Authorities No Longer Need to Request Backdating of an Overdue Renewal Individual Plan of Care
Program Providers and Local Authorities No Longer Need to Request Backdating of an Overdue Renewal Individual Plan of Care Information Letter 14-54 informs Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) program providers, Local Authorities (LAs), and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) that the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is implementing a functional change in the Client Assignment and REgistration (CARE) system. With this change, a … [Read more...] about Program Providers and Local Authorities No Longer Need to Request Backdating of an Overdue Renewal Individual Plan of Care
Payment Rates Effective September 1, 2014
Payment Rates Effective September 1, 2014 The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) approved new payment rates for the following programs: Community Based Alternatives (CBA), Primary Home Care (PHC), Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS), Residential Care (RC) and associated Consumer Directed Services. The new payment rates can be accessed through the HHSC Rate Analysis website at the following address: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/rad/long-term-svcs/index.shtml Once you access … [Read more...] about Payment Rates Effective September 1, 2014
Medically Dependent Children Program Employment Services
The purpose of this letter is to inform Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) that effective September 1, 2014, an individual in the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) may also receive employment assistance or supported employment through the Consumer Directed Services (CDS) option. Previously, an individual in the MDCP program could receive only respite and flexible family support through the CDS option. These changes are included in amendments to the Department of Aging and … [Read more...] about Medically Dependent Children Program Employment Services
State HUB Certification Program
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) administers and maintains the state's HUB certification program. To be eligible for certification, businesses must be at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by one or more individuals who have been historically underutilized because of their identification as members of certain groups. These groups include: Black Americans; Hispanic Americans; Asian Pacific Americans; Native Americans; American women; and Service Disabled … [Read more...] about State HUB Certification Program
Billing Process for Long-Term Services and Supports Providers Transitioning to STAR+PLUS
DADS has issued Information Letter 14-49 titled Billing Process for Long-Term Services and Supports Providers Transitioning to STAR+PLUS. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is expanding the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program to the existing Medicaid Rural Service Areas (MRSAs) including West, Central, and Northeast Texas. With this expansion, most individuals who are age 65 or older or who have a disability will get their basic health services (acute care), and … [Read more...] about Billing Process for Long-Term Services and Supports Providers Transitioning to STAR+PLUS
State Sues Xerox over Failure to Return, Protect Client Data
State Sues Xerox over Failure to Return, Protect Client Data A contractor being sued by the state for fraud has failed to turn over client Medicaid and health records, putting the state out of compliance with federal regulations and at risk of federal fines. The state has filed a lawsuit against Xerox seeking the immediate return of the data, and HHSC is notifying current and former Medicaid clients whose information may be at risk. … [Read more...] about State Sues Xerox over Failure to Return, Protect Client Data
DADS to Accept Public Comment on the Development of an SSLC Long-term Plan on Sept. 11
DADS to Accept Public Comment on the Development of an SSLC Long-term Plan on Sept. 11 The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) will accept public comment on the development of a long-term plan for the state supported living centers (SSLCs) immediately after the Texas Aging and Disability Services Council meeting on Sept. 11, 2014. The council will meet in the Public Hearing Room of the John H. Winters Human Services Complex, 701 West 51st St., Austin, Texas, beginning at … [Read more...] about DADS to Accept Public Comment on the Development of an SSLC Long-term Plan on Sept. 11
Contracts, Roles, and Responsibilities between an ICF/IID and Hospice Provider
This letter is a NEW update - The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is re-issuing this letter to correct broken web links, correct outdated contact information and to update the requirements found in DADS rules at Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 97, Subchapter H, §97.880, Providing Hospice Care to a Resident of a Skilled Nursing Facility, Nursing Facility, or Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICF/IID) or … [Read more...] about Contracts, Roles, and Responsibilities between an ICF/IID and Hospice Provider
Billing for Targeted Case Management Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Evaluations
This information letter is to remind providers that when billing for Targeted Case Management (TCM) Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) evaluations that these services must be billed as “two separate claims”. The TCM claim is billed as one claim and the PASRR evaluation as a second claim. When the TCM and PASRR evaluation claims are submitted under one claim, only the TCM claim is paid, and the PASRR claim denied. … [Read more...] about Billing for Targeted Case Management Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Evaluations