December 1 Texas Medicaid CHIP COVID-19 Information Session.
These sessions will continue to share information with stakeholders about the implementation of various Medicaid/CHIP flexibilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The audio from this session can be found here.
The presentation can be found here.
Future meeting notices and information will continue to be shared on these sites, so please check back regularly.
For additional questions, please write to Medicaid_COVID_Questions@hhsc.state.tx.us.
Medicaid and CHIP Services Has Updated Its Process of Sending Monthly COVID-19 Updates
In the past, these updates were sent via an email from Outlook. Beginning with the December update, the MCS COVID-19 Stakeholder Update will be sent via GovDelivery.
If you wish to be removed from the MCS COVID-19 Stakeholder Update distribution list and not receive anymore alerts, please reply with “OPT OUT”.
Future meeting notices and information will continue to be shared on these sites, so please check back regularly.
September 1 Texas Medicaid CHIP COVID-19 Information Session
These sessions will continue to share information with stakeholders about the implementation of various Medicaid/CHIP flexibilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The audio from this session can be found here.
The presentation can be found here.
Future meeting notices and information will continue to be shared on these sites, so please check back regularly.
For additional questions, please write to Medicaid_COVID_Questions@hhsc.state.tx.us.
COVID-19 ICF/IID Webinar Recording from April 11 Available
The April 11 recording of the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions COVID-19 Q&A with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS is available.
The PowerPoint is updated with information given in the DSHS webinar.
Listen to the webinar recording here.
Email LTCR Policy for the transcrip
COVID-19 ICF/IID Webinar Recording from Feb. 14 Available
A recording of the Feb. 14 Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions COVID-19 Q&A with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS is available for those who could not attend.
There have been changes made to the PowerPoint based on the information provided by DSHS during the webinar.
Listen to the webinar recording.
Email LTCR Policy for the transcript.
HCS, TxHmL COVID-19 Response Webinar Recording: Jan. 27 and Jan. 30
This webinar reviewed information from the revised COVID-19 Response Plan for HCS and TxHmL.
This includes strategies to rapidly identify COVID-19 and:
- Prevent its spread
- Protect individuals, staff, and visitors
- Provide care to infected people
- Recover from an outbreak
They also addressed the surge of COVID-19 across the state, address staffing shortages and provide you guidance from the CDC.
. A recording of this webinar is now available as of Jan. 31 at GoToStage.
HCS and ICF/IID providers who attended the webinar from HHSC on 1/19/22.
- Recently HHSC re-issued and, in some cases, issued updated policies and guidance for all IDD COVID-related documents.(1/5/22 and 1/7/22 for HCS concerning guidance booklet updates).
- HHSC is working to reorganize the COVID-related information, including COVID flexibilities and Appendix K waivers, on the ICF/IID and HCS home webpages to facilitate ease in access.
- HHSC did communicate the above and other changes and policy clarifications with providers via a webinar on January 19th, 2022, however many questions were still unanswered and attendees were told that questions that were not answered should be addressed in an FAQ from HHSC within 2 weeks of the webinar.
Jan. 19 Recording of HCS and ICF/IID COVID-19 Webinar Available
A recording of the Jan. 19 for Home and Community-based Services and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions webinar with LTCR is now available.
Listen to the webinar recording here.
Read the webinar slide presentation (PDF).
Email LTCR Policy for the transcript.
