Cost Report For 2024 & 2025 Accountability Report Training Information

by | May 6, 2025

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...

Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority Handbook (LIDDA) 24-4 Revision

by | May 3, 2025

May 3rd, 2025 The LIDDA Handbook Has Been Revised The Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority (LIDDA) Handbook, revision 25-3, updates form references. This revision is effective May 1, 2025. Review the updates linked here. February 26th, 2025 The LIDDA Handbook Has Been Revised The Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority Handbook (LIDDA) revision 25-2 updates sections 19220, 19230 and Form 8591. This revision is effective Feb....

“Caytlin Handley Act”-House Bill 1188

by | Apr 25, 2025

April 25th, 2025 “Caytlin Handley Act”  On April 8, the House Committee on Public Education heard House Bill 1188, filed by Rep. Christian Manuel. This bill would require school districts to provide families of students identified as eligible to receive special education services due to a diagnosis of  IDD or developmental delay to their  (LIDDA), ensuring students and families are informed about Medicaid waiver programs, long-term services and supports, and other...

Provider Job Openings & Employment Opportunities: HCS/ICF/ISS

by | Apr 18, 2025

April 18th, 2025 Job Position Lone Star HCS (Conroe, Tx)     Job Position:  Host Home/Companion Care Service Provider Please see information below and contacts to respond. Looking for Host Home/Companion Care provider who wants to care for 3 young men, 2 of which are fairly independent. The 3rd individual needs a bit more help with hygiene and meal preparation. The host home is located in the Woodlands, Texas area near Conroe and Houston. If you are...

CFC Proposed Billing Requirements (HCS/TxHmL)-Drafts

by | Apr 15, 2025

April 15th, 2025 The proposed billing requirement revisions and a summary of changes are located on the Long-term Care Providers webpage and are outlined below: HCS CFC Billing Requirements for HCS and TxHmL Program Providers Draft Revision 25-1(PDF) CFC Billing Requirements for HCS and TxHmL Program Providers Draft Revision 25-1 Summary of Changes (PDF)

Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities News This Week

by | Apr 15, 2025

April 15th, 2025 From our friends at Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities: IDD Coordinating Council TCDD Senior Public Policy Analyst Lauren Gerken provided verbal testimony on March 25 to the House Human Services Committee on House Bill (HB) 2807, which would establish a statewide intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) coordinating council. She discussed how this new council would bring multiple agencies together to develop strategies on...