Employment Readiness Updates

May 17th, 2025 New Employment Readiness Assessment Tool On January 1, 2025, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), implemented the new employment readiness benefit available to individuals enrolled in the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHmL), or Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) waiver programs for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. HHSC is required to assess all settings where employment...

Maintaining Records: Your Responsibility As A Provider

May 16th, 2025 In accordance with 26 TAC §52.113 (relating to Record Retention and Disposition) and the requirements of the Community Services Provider Contract or Provider Agreement, all records must be developed and retained in the form in which they were created until the latest of the following: seven (7) years after a claim is submitted; seven (7) years after all issues involving the record have been mitigated; or the individual about whom the record relates...

IDD Conferences & Conventions 2025

May 15th, 2025 National/International Conferences & Conventions: AAIDD Annual Meeting- The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) will hold its 149th annual meeting from June 23-25 in  Washington D.C.  This conference will focus on mentorship, access, equity, and collaboration in the IDD field. Texas State Chapter of AAIDD Convention- Takes place Sept. 29th-Oct. 2nd in Corpus Christi, Tx   CR Unite Autism and IDD Care...

Interagency Reportable Conduct Search Engine: Informal Comments Deadline For Draft Rules

May 15th, 2025 Deadline for Informal Comments: May 30 Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is accepting comments from stakeholders on the following draft rules related to an interagency reportable conduct search engine. The comment period ends May 30, 2025. Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Chapter 550, Chapter 551, Chapter 553, Chapter 554, Chapter 555, Chapter 556, Chapter 557, Chapter 558, Chapter 559, Chapter 560, Chapter 565, (HCS) and Chapter...

Cost Report For 2024 & 2025 Accountability Report Training Information

May 6th, 2025 Additional Cost Report Training for HCS/TxHmL and ICF/IID or Related Conditions The HHSC Provider Finance Department (PFD) has scheduled an additional 2024 Cost Report Training for Home and Community-based Services/Texas Home Living (HCS/TxHmL) and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions (ICF/IID) on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 9 a.m. Register here for this training or visit the HHSC PFD Cost...