Information Letter 18-08 & No. 18-09 This letter announces several dates regarding Fiscal Year 2018 Claims Processing for claims to be paid by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). August 24, 2018 by noon is the cutoff date for Home and Community-based Services Providers and Texas Home Living Providers . For all other agencies, providers and facilities listed below, the cutoff dates are as follows: • Fiscal Year 2016 Miscellaneous Fee-for-Service (FFS) Claims Cutoff: … [Read more...] about Fiscal Year 2018 Cutoff Dates for Fee-for-Service Year-end Closeout Processing
PPAT Notice For Draft Rule Amendments Regarding Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented rules that address changes in the authority of the DFPS Adult Protective Services (APS) Provider division, as amended by SB 1880 and SB 760, 84th Legislative Session (2015). The changes give the APS Provider division the authority to investigate an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation (ANE) of an adult or child who receives a service from a provider who contracts with HHSC to provide Medicaid waiver or Medicaid state plan services and … [Read more...] about PPAT Notice For Draft Rule Amendments Regarding Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation
The Legislature and IDR for Assisted Living, HCS and TxHmL
The Texas Legislature passed two bills that revise Informal Dispute Resolution procedures for Assisted Living and providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs.SB 924 by Senator Perry out of Lubbock affects assisted living facilities. Here are the present procedures. You can look at the changes in the Enrolled version here. Although some of the really strong, helpful language originally in the bill didn’t make it to the end, it does specify documents that must come to the … [Read more...] about The Legislature and IDR for Assisted Living, HCS and TxHmL
Providing Transportation in the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living Waiver Programs
The purpose of the information letter (IL) is to inform Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) program providers, local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) about changes related to providing transportation to an individual in the HCS or TxHmL Program. Specifically, this IL describes the process by which transportation will no longer be provided as Community First Choice Personal … [Read more...] about Providing Transportation in the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living Waiver Programs
