Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities News This Week
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...Notification of Intergovernmental Transfer -2nd Qtr. 2025 Payment-ICF UPL Program
April 12th, 2025 HHSC is providing notification of the Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) call for the Intermediate Care Facilities Upper Payment Limit (ICF UPL) 2Qtr2025 payment. The federal fiscal year 2025 ICF UPL Quarterly Payments file was updated on April 15, 2025, and can be found on the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions (ICF/IID) UPL Supplemental Payment Program website. IGT amounts due are in...Updates on Budget Proposals For IDD Services
April 10th, 2025 Resource Links: Consideration of the budget as well as HB 500, the supplemental budget, by the House will occur today at 9:00am, Thursday, April 10th. HB 500 (supplemental): https://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00500H.pdf#navpanes=0 House Rules Adopted related to Consideration of the Budget: To view the rules adopted by the House on April 2, 2025 related to consideration of the budget (SB 1), see pages 2 – 4...ICF/IID Updates
April 8th, 2025 April & May Trainings for ICF Reporting Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation Changes and Self-Reporting Incidents for Intermediate Care Facilities Wednesday, April 9 10 – 11 a.m. Register here for the webinar. Reporting Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation Changes and Self-Reporting Incidents for Intermediate Care Facilities Thursday, May 22 2 – 3 p.m. Register here for the webinar. Hurricane Season – Ready or Not! Preparedness for Intermediate Care Facilities...ISS Updates & New Rules (HCS/TxHmL)
April 6th, 2025 Register Now for April 24 DAHS and Individualized Skills and Socialization Provider Webinar with HHSC LTCR HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS) and Individualized Skills and Socialization providers on April 24 from 11 a.m. to noon. DAHS and Individualized Skills and Socialization providers should attend this and all webinars with HHSC LTCR. LTCR will provide the latest updates and answer...Upcoming Events
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