Heightened Scrutiny: Process For ISS

by | Mar 29, 2023

March 29th, 2023  Heightened Scrutiny Process For ISS (Individualized Skills and Socialization) Individualized skills and socialization has replaced day habilitation in these programs: HCS, TxHmL & DBMD. Individualized skills and socialization will include an on-site component and an off-site component. The heightened scrutiny process will be required if a setting in which on-site individualized skills and socialization is provided: (1) is located in a...

Info Concerning Medicaid HCBS Settings Compliance Requirements Including CMS Toolkit

by | Mar 26, 2023

March 26th, 2023 HHSC published PL 2023-06 Compliance with New HCBS Settings Rules HHSC Long-term Care Regulation published Provider Letter 2023-06 regarding Compliance with New HCBS Settings Rules on March 24, 2023. This letter explains how LTCR surveyors will assess HCS providers for compliance with the new HCBS settings requirements. March 15th, 2023 The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) is sharing this toolkit with State Medicaid Agencies, Operating...

Bills Submitted During Texas’s 88th Legislative Session

by | Mar 20, 2023

March 20th, 2023 ​88th Legislative Session in Texas! Here Are A Few House Bills Submitted That May Affect Long-Term Care & Other Services For Persons With Disabilities HB 54: Personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. HB 144: Possible Exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual. HB 166: The appointment of an...

1-Day Live Training- Austin, Tx- Introduction To ISS (Individualized Skills & Socialization) April 3rd, 2023

by | Mar 19, 2023

March 19th, 2023 Individualized Skills and Socialization Joint Training Opportunities For:  Applicants For ISS Licensure and New ISS Providers HHSC Joint Provider Trainings will host a 1-day live training (Austin, Tx) that will cover the licensing process for the Individualized Skills and Socialization Program, as well as an overview of the rules, survey process, and reporting requirements for allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Introduction to...

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...