Employee Misconduct Registry Training and Reporting Requirement for Consumer Directed Services Employers and their Employees The EMR is a public database maintained by the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC) Chapter 253. The purpose of the EMR is to ensure unlicensed personnel who commit reportable conduct against individuals receiving DADS services are not employed in a DADS program. The EMR applies to employees who … [Read more...] about Employee Misconduct Registry Training and Reporting Requirement for Consumer Directed Services Employers and their Employees
Nursing Facility Transition: Nursing Facility Changes to the Medicaid Claims Submission Process
Taxonomy Required on NF Claims (See http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/communications/2014/letters/IL2014-68.pdf) NFs will be required to enter the appropriate Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code associated to the National Provider Identifier (NPI) of the billing entity on all Long Term Care (LTC) NF institutional claims submitted to TMHP using TexMedConnect or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Taxonomy codes further define the type, classification, and/or specialization of the health care … [Read more...] about Nursing Facility Transition: Nursing Facility Changes to the Medicaid Claims Submission Process
Definition of Respite
Section 4610 of the HCS and TxHmL Billing Guidelines will no longer include the requirement for respite to be used only for non-routine circumstances. A decision to revise the requirement was made after extensive consideration of the impact on individuals receiving services and their families/unpaid caregivers. Amendments to remove “non- routine circumstances” from the HCS waiver, HCS and TxHmL rules, and section 4610 of the HCS and TxHmL Billing Guidelines are included in upcoming projects. … [Read more...] about Definition of Respite
Impact of Department of Labor Companionship Exemption on Financial Management Services Agencies and Consumer Directed Services Employers
DADS issued an information letter is to inform Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSA) and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) option employers of the change in exemptions related to the wage and hour requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). This change will be effective January 1, 2015. The DOL announced on October 7, 2014 that it would delay enforcement actions against employers who fail to comply with the new rule until June 30, … [Read more...] about Impact of Department of Labor Companionship Exemption on Financial Management Services Agencies and Consumer Directed Services Employers
Contract and Fiscal Compliance Monitoring Tools for Community Living Assistance and Support Services Providers
Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has completed the conversion, from Microsoft Word to Excel, of the contract and fiscal compliance monitoring tools for Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Case Management Agencies (CMAs) and Direct Service Agencies (DSA). Go to http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/communications/2014/letters/IL2014-65.pdf for more info. Benefits to using the Excel based contract and fiscal compliance monitoring tools include: · Use of … [Read more...] about Contract and Fiscal Compliance Monitoring Tools for Community Living Assistance and Support Services Providers
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Certification Requirement in the Medically Dependent Children Program
CPR requirement rule (For more info go to http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/communications/2014/letters/IL2014-63.pdf): new Title 40 Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 51 rule amendment effective September 1, 2014. The rule requires unlicensed service providers providing respite and flexible family supports to be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid. The Department of Aging and Disability Services will delay compliance monitoring for unlicensed service … [Read more...] about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Certification Requirement in the Medically Dependent Children Program
Clarification of Billing Process for Pre-Enrollment Assessment Activities
The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is issuing this letter to clarify the correct method a Case Management Agency (CMA) must bill for a pre-enrollment assessment of an applicant seeking to enroll in the Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) program. For more info visit http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/communications/2014/letters/IL2014-64.pdf A partial assessment occurs when the CMA completes Form 3657, Pre-Enrollment Assessment, as part of … [Read more...] about Clarification of Billing Process for Pre-Enrollment Assessment Activities
Changes in Procedures for Completing Form 3071, Individual Election/Cancellation/Update and Form 3074, Physician Certification of Terminal Illnessancellation/Update and Form 3074, Physician Certification of Terminal Illness
Changes to Form 3071, Form 3074, and coinciding instructions are (for more info go to http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/communications/2014/letters/IL2014-50.pdf): • Form 3071, the SETTING (box 5) currently reads “ICF/ID-RC. This has changed to ICF/IID denoting Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability • The individual or responsible party is required to sign Form 3071 when ELECTION is the form Type and when the individual or responsible party chooses to … [Read more...] about Changes in Procedures for Completing Form 3071, Individual Election/Cancellation/Update and Form 3074, Physician Certification of Terminal Illnessancellation/Update and Form 3074, Physician Certification of Terminal Illness
Consumer Directed Services Budget Rate Changes for Medically Dependent Children Program
Direction to Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) on updating Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers’ budgets to include the new payment rate, effective September 1, 2014, for Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP). The approved Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) rates can be found at https://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/Rad/long-term-svcs/index.shtml. Service Authorization Changes The rate change for MDCP requires a service authorization change. By December 1, 2014, … [Read more...] about Consumer Directed Services Budget Rate Changes for Medically Dependent Children Program
Texas Health System Well Prepared to Deal with Ebola Threat
The State Health Commissioner states that The Ebola virus doesn't live particularly long once outside the body and can be killed with standard hospital disinfectants. But it’s scary because we've seen the heartbreaking images from impoverished countries in West Africa overwhelmed by Ebola. We are right to be concerned about a disease taking a humanitarian toll on places that lack the resources to prevent its spread. Ebola is one of the many diseases that state and national public health … [Read more...] about Texas Health System Well Prepared to Deal with Ebola Threat
