Medicaid Resource: State Strategies & Programs To Support Adults with IDD & Their Caregivers

by | Jun 25, 2023

July 25th, 2023 Thought I would share this information from a recent Linkedin post I received. “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers this resource for state Medicaid and partner agencies seeking to address the needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their aging caregivers with the aim of improving access to high-quality home and community-based services (HCBS) for people eligible for Medicaid. This...

HCS & CFC Certification Standards-New TAC- Adopted- Effective June 21st, 2023

by | Jun 19, 2023

June 19th, 2023 HCS & CFC Certification Standards Adopted  As of June 21st, 2023 the new HCS & CFC Standards will be effective. These rules were transferred from Chapter 9 to Chapter 565, including both newly added rules (Ch. 263) and rules from Chapter 9  which have been revised to ensure clarity.  HHSC intends to post an Information Letter regarding the rules which will review each section of the rules in the document we have included below, as well as,...

Recent Legislative Bills Passed during 88th Legislature

by | Jun 18, 2023

June 15th, 2023  Legislative Bills:  The following 3 bills passed by the 88th Legislature were discussed: ~   HB 4169 (Price) relating to prevocational services:  The bill directs HHSC to either add pre-vocational services as part of ISS or to create a stand alone pre-vocational service. Access to HB 4169:  https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HB04169F.pdf#navpanes=0 ~  HB 54 (Thompson) relating to increasing the personal needs allowance of persons...

NewTMHP Portal Enhancement Training Information HCS/TxHmL

by | Jun 15, 2023

June 15th, 2023 New Portal Enhancement Training Information: More Info and Registration From the TMHP website: “Registration is now available for two training webinars to discuss the Long-Term Care (LTC) Online Portal enhancements for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Waiver Programs. The webinars are offered by the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP). A TMHP training services representative will conduct the...

HCS Certification Rule-Transfer from Ch.9 to Ch.565 -June 21st, 2023

by | Jun 14, 2023

June 14th, 2023 New! HCS Certification Rule:  HHSC announced that the rules being transferred from Chapter 9 to Chapter 565 will be published in the June 21, 2023 Texas Register  The announcement will be accompanied by an Information Letter. According to HHSC, the letter will explain rules and specify which rules are new, which have been revised to ensure clarity and which have been removed. **In addition, HHSC will conduct several webinars to review the rules...