Links to Long-Term Care Bulletins

by | Mar 15, 2023

  See links to the 2022 editions below: February 2023 LTC Bulletin No. 93 (456.32 KB) See links to the 2022 editions below: November 2022 Long-Term Care Bulletin No. 92 (1.2 MB) August 2022 Long-Term Care Provider Bulletin No. 91 (1.15 MB) May 2022 Long-Term Care Provider Bulletin No. 90 (1.12 MB) February 2022 Long-Term Care Provider Bulletin No. 89 (1.13 MB) See link to August 2021 edition below: The August 2021 Long-Term Care (LTC) Provider Bulletin has...

1915(c) Waiver Interest Lists: Find By Legislative Districts

by | Mar 5, 2023

March 5th, 2023 Thanks to our friends at ARC for posting this in one of their recent newsletters 1915(c) Waiver Interest Lists by Legislative District Find below maps produced by The Arc of Texas showing how many Texans on Medicaid waiver interest lists live within each State House, State Senate, and Congressional district. The Medicaid waivers being tracked are all CLASS, DBMD, HVC, MDCP, STAR+ PLUS, and TXHML. The darker the hue of the district, the more people...

ISS Updates & New Rules (HCS/TxHmL)

by | Mar 1, 2023

March 1st, 2023 Reminder Must Be Licensed As ISS Provider To Bill As Of March 1st, 2023 For HCS/TxHmL Providers, you can’t bill for On-site &/or Off-site ISS as of today March 1st, 2023, if you send someone to an ISS location or have staff providing Off-site services (previously Community DH), if they are not listed as a licensed ISS program.  The directories may be accessed at: ...

ISS Service Delivery Logs Available

by | Mar 1, 2023

March 1st, 2023   ISS Service Delivery Logs (SDL’s) & Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems Do providers have to use HHSC Forms 8615 and 8616 – ISS Service Delivery Logs for On-Site and Off-Site ISS and In-Home ISS?  Can they use their own forms or EHR systems? HHSC Response:  HCS Policy is working to develop clarification on the service delivery logs forms. Further communication will be provided and the HCS Billing Requirements will be...

Letter IL 2023-09: Host Home Provider’s Who Are Immediate Family Members & New CMS Rules For HCS

by | Feb 27, 2023

February 27th, 2023 Letter IL 2023-09 discusses that Sections 263.502 and 263.503 (a)(1)(A) and (b) through (m) of the new Chapter 263 CMS rules do not apply to HH/CC providers in which the HH/CC provider is an immediate family member of the person receiving HH services.  See page 1, 2nd paragraph of the IL for the definition of an immediate family member.  Sections 263.502 and 23.503 (a)(1)(A) and (b) through (m) will however, apply if a HH/CC provider does not...