HCS Information and Provider Letters

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Number Title/Notes Date
IL 2023-30 Fiscal Year 2023 Cutoff Date for Year-End Closeout Processing 8/1/2023
IL 2023-28 Required Steps for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Compliance 7/5/2023
IL 2023-25 Critical Incident Management Reporting System (CIMS) Provider Interface Project Status 6/24/2023
PL 2023-10 Introducing HCS Certification Standards 6/21/2023
IL 2023-23 Attendant Compensation Rate Enhancement Program Information for Individualized Skills and Socialization Services in the HCS and TxHmL Waiver Program 6/15/2023
IL 2023-22 Employment First Uniform Assessment Tool 6/1/2023
IL 2023-19 Critical Incident Management Reporting System (CIMS) Incident Report Status 5/19/2023
IL 2023-18 ARPA and HCBS Provider Retention Payments Attestation and Reporting Requirements

Note: Replaces IL 2022-52

5/19/2023
PL 2023-05 End of Temporary Waivers of Certain LTCR Requirements During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Note: Revised 5/8/2023. Replaced PLs 2020-21, 2020-26 and 2021-29.

5/8/2023
IL 2023-17 2022 Cost Surveys due for FMSA Providers 4/27/2023
PL 2023-11 Cooperation with HHSC Provider Investigations 4/26/2023
IL 2023-16 Termination of Waiver Services Due to Denial of Medicaid Eligibility 4/20/2023
IL 2023-13 Ending of Temporary Emergency Rate Increases for Home and Community-based Services Programs Effective during the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration 4/5/2023
IL 2023-15 Provider Owned or Controlled Residential Host Home/Companion Care Settings

Note: Replaces IL 2023-09, originally issued February 24, 2023.

4/4/2023
PL 2023-06 Provider Compliance with HCBS Settings Rules 3/24/2023
IL 2023-12 Cost Report Units of Service Information HCS and TxHmL Programs 3/16/2023
IL 2023-11 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Ending May 11, 2023 3/9/2023
IL 2023-10 In-Home Individualized Skills and Socialization Information for Program Providers for COVID-19

Note: Replace IL 2023-06, originally issued January 30, 2023.

2/28/2023
IL 2023-08 Enhanced Staffing Rate for Off-Site Individualized Skills and Socialization 2/15/2023
IL 2023-07 Implementation of Individualized Skills and Socialization 1/30/2023