Information Letter No. 18-07 - Addressed to Nursing Providers. Nursing Facility (NF) providers MUST ensure that a designated resident has a valid Daily Care service authorization reflected on the Medicaid Eligibility Service Authorization Verification (MESAV) at the significant steps in the submission and approval process for NF Specialized Services. The letter addresses how to minimize billing issues. NF staff must ensure all appropriate and necessary forms and assessment submissions have … [Read more...] about Daily Care Service Authorization Necessary for the (PASRR) Specialized Services Authorization
New Billing Codes for Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR) DME and Therapy Assessments.
Information Letter No. 17-11 — The purpose of this letter is to notify Nursing Facility Providers (NFs) of the new billing codes for durable medical equipment (DME) and therapy assessments reimbursed through the PASRR program. All PASRR specialized services approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on or after June 1, 2017, must be billed using the billing codes below. … [Read more...] about New Billing Codes for Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR) DME and Therapy Assessments.
New Billing Codes for Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Custom Manual Wheelchair Assessments
The purpose of this letter is to notify nursing facility providers that effective February 1, 2016, assessments, completed on or after February 1, 2016, to determine whether a Medicaid eligible, positive Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) resident with IDD would benefit from a Custom Manual Wheelchair (CMWC), must now be billed as a separate service using the information provided below. Providers should refer to the Long Term Care (LTC) Bill Code Crosswalk for complete details. … [Read more...] about New Billing Codes for Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Custom Manual Wheelchair Assessments
New Billing Codes
The purpose of this letter is to notify nursing facility providers of the new billing codes for durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursed through the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) program. Effective February 1, 2015, all PASRR DME approved by the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) on or after February 1, 2015, must be billed using the billing codes below. PASRR DME approved by DADS before February 1, 2015, must be billed using the current billing codes. To … [Read more...] about New Billing Codes
