Provider Letter No. 16-21 Criminal History, Nurse Aide Registry (NAR), and Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR) Requirements (Replaces PL 15-34 and PL 06-48) HCSSAs are required to verify an unlicensed employment applicant’s employability before hiring, if the employee’s duties would or do include face-to-face contact with a client. The verification includes criminal history checks as well as searches of the EMR and the NAR. The following provides additional information about these … [Read more...] about Criminal History, Nurse Aide Registry (NAR), and Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR) Requirements
Provider Requirements for Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0
Provider Letter No. 16-20 — Provider Requirements for Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 (Replaces PL 10-19) On October 1, 2010, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) began using MDS 3.0 for all MDS assessments with an assessment reference date, entry date or discharge date of October 1, 2010 or later, in accordance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. The DADS requirements for all options have been updated in the MDS 3.0 Resident Assessment … [Read more...] about Provider Requirements for Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0