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
Requirement to Request Renewal of Expired Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions and Individual Plan of Care Forms
DADS has issued the following Information Letter(s): Information Letter 14-48 - Requirement to Request Renewal of Expired Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions and Individual Plan of Care Forms Effective September 1, 2014, some individuals residing in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) or receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) through the Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS), Deaf Blind with Multiple … [Read more...] about Requirement to Request Renewal of Expired Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions and Individual Plan of Care Forms
Implementation of Consumer Directed Services Nursing in the Home and Community-based Services Programs
DADS has issued Information Letter No. 14-42. This information letter is to inform Home and Community-based Services (HCS) providers, local authorities (LAs), financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and consumer directed service (CDS) employers that, effective August 1, 2014, individuals may, as described in this letter, choose to receive nursing services through the CDS option. Except as described in the paragraph below, an individual who does not receive supervised living, … [Read more...] about Implementation of Consumer Directed Services Nursing in the Home and Community-based Services Programs
Maintaining Continuously Current Waiver Program Eligibility – HCS
Information Letter 14-27 - The purpose of this Information Letter (IL) is to provide information and recommendations for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program providers and local authorities (LAs) regarding maintaining 1) continuously current level of care (LOC) authorizations through approved Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions (ID/RC) forms, 2) continuously current service authorizations through approved Individual Plans of Care (IPCs), and 3) continuously current … [Read more...] about Maintaining Continuously Current Waiver Program Eligibility – HCS
Preparing for the Upcoming Fiscal Year 2014 Claims Billing Closeout
DADS has issued the following Information Letter: Information Letter No. 14-22 - It is important for providers to promptly submit claims for any unbilled services to prepare for the August 31, 2014, end of the State fiscal year. Additional details regarding cutoff dates for Fiscal Year 2014 will be published when they are available. • 12-month filing rule - Providers should ensure not only that billing is current for all services provided, but also that any problems associated with the … [Read more...] about Preparing for the Upcoming Fiscal Year 2014 Claims Billing Closeout