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  • Provider News
    March 17, 2023

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has indicated that the blanket waiver, allowing temporary nurse aides to work for longer than four months without completing their Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) or Competency Evaluation Program (CEP), will end May 11, 2023.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    March 14, 2023

    HHSC reviews Medicaid bed allocation and deallocates Medicaid beds from nursing facilities (NFs) who are not utilizing them at the level defined in 26 TAC §554.2322(j)(5).

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    March 10, 2023

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is accepting comments from stakeholders on the following draft rules.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    March 9, 2023

    The Texas Culture Change Coalition will host their in-person Spring 2023 conference titled, Texans Coming Together for Residents, for Staff, for All.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    March 1, 2023

    HHSC has become aware of a nation-wide scheme involving the sale of false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts from accredited Florida-based nursing schools, which were then used by individuals to obtain nursing licensure in various states.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    March 1, 2023

    Long-term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in March.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    February 27, 2023

    Long-term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in March.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    February 24, 2023

    Nursing facility providers should attend this and all webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    February 9, 2023

    HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has retired the COVID-19 Response Plan for Nursing Facilities (NFs) and the NF Frequently Asked Questions document, effective Feb. 6, 2023.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    February 2, 2023

    HHS reminds long-term care facilities and agencies to review and update emergency plans for freezing temperatures and snow.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    February 11, 2022

    The Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal(TULIP) issue that prevented nursing facilities that already completed a Change of Ownership (CHOW) from submitting CHOW application has been fixed.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    February 9, 2022

    The deadline for nursing facilities to submit a Change of Ownership about the Fiscal Year 2023 Quality Incentive Payment Program is Feb. 14, 2022. 

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    December 9, 2021

    HHSC will conduct a public hearing on December 20, 2021 at 1 p.m. to receive public comments on the proposed quality metrics and associated performance requirements for the Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) for nursing facilities for state fiscal year 2023.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    November 23, 2021

    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Quality Improvement Payment Program has given approval to HHSC for the program period covering Sept. 1, 2021 through Aug. 31, 2022.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

  • Provider News
    November 23, 2021

    The Quality Incentive Payment Program Year Five (SFY2022) is pending approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

    Topics: Long-term Care Providers

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