Bills Submitted During Texas’s 88th Legislative Session
March 20th, 2023 88th Legislative Session in Texas! Here Are A Few House Bills Submitted That May Affect Long-Term Care & Other Services For Persons With Disabilities HB 54: Personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. HB 144: Possible Exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual. HB 166: The appointment of an...1-Day Live Training- Austin, Tx- Introduction To ISS (Individualized Skills & Socialization) April 3rd, 2023
March 19th, 2023 Individualized Skills and Socialization Joint Training Opportunities For: Applicants For ISS Licensure and New ISS Providers HHSC Joint Provider Trainings will host a 1-day live training (Austin, Tx) that will cover the licensing process for the Individualized Skills and Socialization Program, as well as an overview of the rules, survey process, and reporting requirements for allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Introduction to...1915(c) Waiver Interest Lists: Find By Legislative Districts
March 5th, 2023 Thanks to our friends at ARC for posting this in one of their recent newsletters 1915(c) Waiver Interest Lists by Legislative District Find below maps produced by The Arc of Texas showing how many Texans on Medicaid waiver interest lists live within each State House, State Senate, and Congressional district. The Medicaid waivers being tracked are all CLASS, DBMD, HVC, MDCP, STAR+ PLUS, and TXHML. The darker the hue of the district, the more people...Letter IL 2023-09: Host Home Provider’s Who Are Immediate Family Members & New CMS Rules For HCS
February 27th, 2023 Letter IL 2023-09 discusses that Sections 263.502 and 263.503 (a)(1)(A) and (b) through (m) of the new Chapter 263 CMS rules do not apply to HH/CC providers in which the HH/CC provider is an immediate family member of the person receiving HH services. See page 1, 2nd paragraph of the IL for the definition of an immediate family member. Sections 263.502 and 23.503 (a)(1)(A) and (b) through (m) will however, apply if a HH/CC provider does not...HCBS Settings Rules Adopted for HCS, TxHmL & TAS (Transition Assistance Services)
February 25th, 2023 Please click on links below to find the referenced rules which were published as adopted on February 24th, 2023, with an effective date of March 1, 2023. HCS Rules TxHmL Rules Please be aware of the following: Only the rule provisions to which changes were made are included in the links above. I believe HHSC will post the complete set soon. You are urged to read the preamble to the rules, in particular HHSC’s responses to comments...Upcoming Events
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3-Day Workshop “Best Practices For HCS Client Admission and 30-Day Post-Admission Follow-Up Activities” Important: If you prefer to pay for attending individual days of the training as opposed to the entire 3 days, you[...]