WEBINAR:
“Answers to Frequently Asked Utilization Review Questions: Enquiring Minds Want To Know”
QUICK PAYMENT LINK REGISTRATION
You will receive a confirmation email and handout as well as a link to register with “Gotowebinar” to attend the session, once we receive payment. Please click on your registration link right away to receive reminders for the session!
Very Important: To complete registration for this webinar and for any additional information or to arrange payment by check, you must contact
Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
Date: September 25th, 2026
Time: (10:00 AM-11:30 AM)
Cost: $50/person
Presenter: Rob Peek/ IDD Waiver Consultant (Utilization Review and CFC Specialist)
For: HCS & TxHmL New and Current Providers and their staff- Program Managers, Case Managers, Quality Assurance Staff, and more
Please join us for this wonderful training session. We hope you and your staff will find it very informative and beneficial. Those who register for the class will receive a certificate of completion. We do have discounted rates for groups over 5 persons. Please ask Meghan Jones about our options when you register. This session will be recorded, and all registrants will receive a registration link to view the recording in the future. You should receive the copy within 24 hrs after the session, via email.
Topics will include:
– Questions About IPC’s–New, Revisions & Renewals
-Problem Areas Concerning IDRC Renewals & Revisions
– Reasons Nursing Units & Other Service Units Denied or Reduced
-Issues With Maintaining LONs-i.e. Desk Reviews
-Common Reasons For Denials For LON Increase Requests
-Common Problems With CFC Justification Requirements Resulting in Denial or Reduction of Units
-and more.
Payment:
We would be glad to invoice you if you prefer. Please indicate how you will pay when you register with Meghan Jones.
Option #1:
Requested invoice: We will send you an invoice from Paypal and then you can make a payment directly through the invoice- using a credit card, debit card, Paypal account, or payment by check.
Option #2:
Online Payment: You may also choose one of our easy online payment options. Click on the button of your choice below:
“Quick Pay Tab”
Or if you have a PayPal account you can click on: “PayPal.me”
Option #3:
You may pay on the Twogether Consulting website. Here is the direct link to the “Payment” page
If you have any problems, please ask Meghan Jones to walk you through it, when you call to register. Please contact us directly about group rates. Remember for this option, you will need to enter in total $ amount for # of attendees. Ex: 2 people want to attend x $125 =$250 total.
Option #4: NEW!
We now take Zelle payments through our Twogether Consulting Zelle account: Please contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com for directions to make payment.
Registration:
To complete registration and for any additional information or to arrange payment by check you must contact:
Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
You may contact Meghan by phone at: (361) 649-5104
Mailing address for checks: Twogether Consulting P.O. Box 90426 Austin, TX 78709
WEBINAR:
“Common Challenges in Justifying CFC (Community First Choice) Hours to Utilization Review”
(HCS/TxHmL)
QUICK PAYMENT LINK REGISTRATION
You will receive a confirmation email and handout as well as a link to register with “Gotowebinar” to attend the session, once we receive payment. Please click on your registration link right away to receive reminders for the session!
Very Important: To complete registration for this webinar and for any additional information or to arrange payment by check, you must contact
Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
Date: September 28th, 2026
Time: (10:00 AM-11:30 AM)
Cost: $50/person
Presenters:
Julie Blacklock/IDD Waiver & ICF Consultant
Rob Peak/ IDD Waiver Consultant (Utilization Review and CFC Specialist)
For: HCS & TxHmL New and Current Providers and their staff- Program Managers, Case Managers, Quality Assurance Staff, and more
Please join us for this wonderful training session. We hope you and your staff will find it very informative and beneficial. Those who register for the class will receive a certificate of completion. We do have discounted rates for groups over 5 persons. Please ask Meghan Jones about our options when you register. This session will be recorded, and all registrants will receive a registration link to view the recording in the future. You should receive the copy within 24 hrs after the session, via email.
Topics will include:
–What Is CFC (Community First Choice) & Who Can Receive It?
–CFC Assessment Completed By SC (Service Coordinator): What Does It Look Like? How Is This Used To Justify CFC?
CFC Assessment: How Does This Affect CFC Justification of Services on the PDP?
-CFC Assessment: How Does This Affect CFC Justification of Hours On The IP?
-What Responsibility Does the SC have Vs. the Provider: CFC Justifications?
-Sample CFC Assessment, Sample CFC IP, Sample Backup Plan
-Initial CFC Hours Requested Are Not Approved By UR, Now What Do I Do?
–CFC Hours Have Been Suddenly Reduced By UR, Now What Do I Do?
-TIPS For Justification of CFC Hours
-and more.
Payment:
We would be glad to invoice you if you prefer. Please indicate how you will pay when you register with Meghan Jones.
Option #1:
Requested invoice: We will send you an invoice from Paypal and then you can make a payment directly through the invoice- using a credit card, debit card, Paypal account, or payment by check.
Option #2:
Online Payment: You may also choose one of our easy online payment options. Click on the button of your choice below:
“Quick Pay Tab”
Or if you have a PayPal account you can click on: “PayPal.me”
Option #3:
You may pay on the Twogether Consulting website. Here is the direct link to the “Payment” page
If you have any problems, please ask Meghan Jones to walk you through it, when you call to register. Please contact us directly about group rates. Remember for this option, you will need to enter in total $ amount for # of attendees. Ex: 2 people want to attend x $125 =$250 total.
Option #4: NEW!
We now take Zelle payments through our Twogether Consulting Zelle account: Please contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com for directions to make payment.
Registration:
To complete registration and for any additional information or to arrange payment by check you must contact:
Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
You may contact Meghan by phone at: (361) 649-5104
Mailing address for checks: Twogether Consulting P.O. Box 90426 Austin, TX 78709
LIVE IN-PERSON 2-DAY TRAINING
“HCS Care Coordination/Case Management Training”
All HCS providers are welcome, and there will be an opportunity to book your lodging on-site in some of the DHR cabins, if any attendees are interested. Hotels are also available in Elgin.
“Quick Tab Payment”
Important: We do offer group rates. Please contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
You must contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com to complete your registration, even if you use the “Quick Tab Payment” option above!
Date: October 5th and 6th, 2026
Times: Day 1 (9:30 AM-4:30 PM) Day 2 (9:00 AM-4:00 PM)
* Note: Day 2 offers two separate tracks to choose from in the morning, and after lunch, please see the AGENDA below
Location: Down Home Ranch (20250 FM619, Elgin, TX 78621) About 1 hr from Austin, Tx
Phone: (512) 856-0128 at the ranch
Cost: $300/person (includes manual)
For: New & Current HCS Providers & Staff- Program Managers, QA Staff, Case Managers, Nurses, Residential or House Managers, Billing Staff, and more
**Note: Information On Nearby Hotels & Restaurants Coming Soon!
*Additional Note: Information For Reserving Lodging On-Site At The Ranch Coming Soon!
Twogether Consulting is pleased to invite you to our live 2-day workshop training session open to all HCS providers, whether you just got your contract or you have been a provider for a long time. We will be presenting this training session at Down Home Ranch (DHR) in beautiful Elgin, Tx. We encourage you to stay at the ranch if you can reserve one of the limited lodging spaces and visit the grounds. “Down Home Ranch is a 410-acre ranch, residential community, and camp that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live meaningful, purpose-driven lives.”
DHR is a beautiful ranch with flowers and other plants grown by the “ranchers” who live on the grounds as well as farm animals raised by some of these same individuals. The ranch sells plants, eggs, meat from Wagyu cattle, and other items created by individuals on the ranch. DHR offers residency for individuals with IDD as well as vocational training and employment and a chance to integrate with their local community.
All HCS/TxHmL Providers now have the chance for Case Managers, Program Managers, Nurses, and/or QA staff to attend this important live session. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested in having any of your staff attend, as this session has very limited space! Whether you are brand new to the program, need a refresher, or have just never received much-needed training, we hope this course will be extremely helpful to providers. We will provide certificates of completion of the course for your employee training records.
We will address program managers, case managers/care coordinators, and nursing staff specifically about what the provider is responsible for at both enrollment and/or transfer in the admission process and their responsibilities to serve these individuals in their program after an individual is admitted, and how to go about coordinating services.
This will include a discussion of provider responsibilities vs. LIDDA (Local Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Authority), such as implementing and monitoring services of the individuals in the program, and documentation of those services, as well as ways to ensure both waiver and non-waiver services are being received. We will review primarily the case management/ coordination side of enrollment by the provider, which may include some things to be done by both case management and the nursing staff, including special needs training, staff training, and other expectations to meet compliance.
You must contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com to complete your registration or request an invoice!
Presenters:
Sheila Hanson/HCS Waiver Consultant
Sheila has been the owner of her own HCS program in San Antonio, Texas (Shine On Group Homes LLC) for 15 years. She has also been a consultant for Twogether Consulting for the past 3 years. Sheila brings invaluable experience to the team at Twogether Consulting, as someone who started their own HCS program, with absolutely no help, and had to learn how to navigate the HCS system the hard way. She is “self-taught,” as they say. Sheila was in the hotel management industry for many years prior, and her experience in that industry has served her extremely well, in particular with managing budgeting and financial parts of the HCS program, onboarding new employees as well as employee management overall, and lastly, dealing with change, which is always constant with HCS. Sheila’s “Shine On” HCS waiver program provides a supportive environment for individuals needing specialized care and assistance, focusing on maintaining independence and quality of life. They offer support and personalized care to seniors and individuals with disabilities. They aim to help residents maintain their independence and quality of life in a comfortable setting. Shine On is a family business as both her husband and now her daughter also work for the company, and the individuals are truly an extended part of her own family.
Julie Blacklock/IDD Waiver & ISS Consultant
Julie Blacklock is the owner of Twogether Consulting. She is a graduate of Southwestern University with a bachelor’s in psychology (specializing in Child Life & Development and Crisis Intervention). She first began her career in mental health during her college years. In 1992, she began working with Austin Travis County MHMR, where her interest in the field of developmental disabilities began. She has been working with both the IDD waiver services and the ICF program ever since. She has been a consultant in the state of Texas (as well as some other states) for over 28 years. She works with providers in the community, as well as LIDDA’s, state agencies, and currently also serves as an expert witness for cases when requested.
AGENDA
Day 1 (9:30 AM- 12 noon)
–The IPC (Individual Plan of Care) and completing the IPC ( Form 3608),
-Roles, Responsibilities, & Communications at Enrollment, Transfer, and Post-Admission: Provider Vs. The LIDDA,
Presenter: Julie Blacklock
LUNCH
Day 1 (1:30 PM -4:30 PM)
-Continue with Roles & Responsibilities at Enrollment, Transfer, and Post-Admission: Provider Vs. The LIDDA,
-Best Practices on Basic Pre- Admission & Admission Activities (Short Version)
–Pre-Admission (Items to request, the information needed prior to admission or pre-visit, and Set Up of Client Chart/Record, Verifying Medicaid Eligibility)
-Admission (Client Profile/ Demographic, Special Needs, Consents and Receipt of Information, GH Vs. HH/CC set up)
-Other Documentation & Necessary Activities At Admission (Schedule upcoming, follow-up or initial Appts., Progress Notes/Service Delivery Logs, F/F Focused Nursing Assessment, and more)
Presenter: Sheila Hanson
AGENDA
Day 2 (9 am-12 noon)
Track 1: Defining Levels of Needs. We will also discuss the following: Completing The ICAP-Who Completes it & When? Review of The ICAP Service Scoring Sheet & How It Relates To The IDRC. Completing The IDRC– When is This Done, By Who & Why? Basics on Requesting a LON Increase
Presenter: Julie Blacklock
OR
Track 2: Billable Services In The HCS Program (Definitions of each service, basic justifications, and how to request each service)
Presenter: Sheila Hanson
*(Does not include AA/MHM/DE)
LUNCH
Day 2 (1:30 PM-4:00 PM),
Track 1 “Developing the Implementation Plan Using Person-Centered Practices”
Presenter: Julie Blacklock
OR
Track 2-The rest of Billable Services “Adaptive Aids/Minor Home Modifications/Dental: Best Practices For Requesting & Monitoring Services”
Presenter: Sheila Hanson
Snacks, water, and coffee will be provided. Feel free to go to lunch or bring something back to eat. We will have 1.5 hr for lunch. I believe DHR also offers lunch from the cafeteria.
Payment Options:
We would be glad to invoice you if you prefer. Please indicate how you will pay when you register with Meghan Jones.
Option #1:
Requested invoice: We will send you an invoice from Paypal and then you can make a payment directly through the invoice- using a credit card, debit card, PayPal account, or payment by check.
Option #2:
Online Payment: You may pay directly through your PayPal invoice or you may also choose to click on the “Quick Tab Payment” button below:
“Quick Tab Payment
Option #3:
You may pay on the Twogether Consulting website. Here is the direct link to the “Payment” page
If you have any problems, please ask Meghan Jones to walk you through it, when you call to register. Please contact us directly about group rates. Remember for this option, you will need to enter in total $ amount for # of attendees. Ex: 2 people want to attend x $125 =$250 total.
Option #4: NEW!
We now take Zelle payments through our Twogether Consulting Zelle account: Please contact Meghan Jones at meghanjones.tx@gmail.com for directions to make payment.
Registration:
To complete registration and for any additional information or to arrange payment by check you must contact:
Meghan Jones at: meghanjones.tx@gmail.com
You may contact Meghan by phone at: (361) 649-5104
Mailing address for checks: Twogether Consulting P.O. Box 90426 Austin, TX 78709