Town Hall about HCS enrollment requirements in PEMS: Practice Locations

June 30th, 2024 Town Hall about HCS enrollment requirements in PEMS Home and Community-based Services (HCS) providers must list their practice locations and billing offices in the Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS). Please review the following article which HHSC published on 5/2/2024 for more information: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/hcs-revalidation-notice.pdf To help you add or maintain your practice locations in PEMS,...

HCS/TxHmL Providers & FMSAs: Technical Assistance Session For TMHP on July 8th, 2024

June 25th, 2024 This is a very good opportunity for providers who need help, to receive assistance with issues they encounter when attempting to submit forms or claims in the LTC portal. HHSC Bulletin:  Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) will be hosting monthly sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs), who use the Long-term Care (LTC) online portal for the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL)...

PEMS: Update On HCS Revalidations For Current Providers

June 28th, 2024 Town Hall about HCS enrollment requirements in PEMS Home and Community-based Services (HCS) providers must list their practice locations and billing offices in the Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS). Please review the following article which HHSC published on 5/2/2024 for more information: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/hcs-revalidation-notice.pdf To help you add or maintain your practice locations in PEMS,...

Assistance With Medicaid Renewal & Eligibility Issues

June 7th, 2024 Reposted From February 22, 2024 What Can Providers Do When They Need Assistance With Medicaid Renewal & Eligibility Issues? HHSC is constantly evaluating ways to be more efficient and improve the quality of the application review process, it was suggested that in addition to referring cases to Ms. Perez’s office (Gracie Perez, Access & Eligibility Services) at HHSC, providers needing emergency assistance are urged to contact the...

Medicaid Eligibility Issue: Individual Assigned Wrong Medicaid Type Code (HCS/TxHmL)

June 7th, 2024 Individual Assigned Wrong Medicaid Type Code During The Renewal/Reinstatement Process   it has been brought to my attention that some of Individuals in our IDD waiver programs have sometimes been renewed/reinstated with the wrong type code for Medicaid, which then takes them out of the HCS or TxHmL waiver.  This also means the provider can’t bill. For many of our individuals, R14 or 14 is the appropriate code for “waiver”....

Reminder Providers Must Sign Up For Blackboard Connect Emergency System (HCS, TxHmL, ICF, & DAHS-ISS Providers)

June 4th, 2024 BLACKBOARD CONNECT EMERGENCY SYSTEM Just as a reminder, this is not a voluntary process! All providers must appoint a designee to enroll in the system.  That designee is responsible for communication and responses to requests through this system.  Be sure to also note any other designees or back-up designee for the  Blackboard Connect Emergency System!  This system will be used to send emergency and outreach notifications through email, phone, voice...