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- Provider NewsFebruary 24, 2023
To assist program providers with documenting the completion of required training, HHSC has created Form 6520, Record of Completion for the DBMD Program Service Provider Training.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsFebruary 17, 2023
HHSC reminds HCS program providers that HHSC, with the assistance of Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), is conducting on-site assessments of 3-person residences, 4-person residences, and Host Home/Companion Care (HH/CC) settings to ensure compliance with the federal HCBS Settings Rule.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsFebruary 16, 2023
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is accepting informal comments from stakeholders on the following proposed rule — Title 26 Chapter 553, Licensing Standards for Assisted Living Facilities.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsFebruary 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 NewsFebruary 8, 2023
HHSC Publishes FAQs for ALF Providers
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsFebruary 2, 2023
IL 2023-07 is posted to the HHS DBMD, LIDDA, HCS and TxHmL
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsFebruary 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 NewsJanuary 26, 2023
Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in February. Please verify if registering for a webinar or in-person class.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 25, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued QSO-23-05-NH and QSO-23-06-ALL.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 23, 2023
IL 2023-04 is posted to the HHS site DBMD.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 17, 2023
HHSC has posted the state’s HCBS Settings Rule final Statewide Transition Plan (STP) for public comment. Notice of the STP was published in the Jan. 13, 2023 edition of the Texas Register. However, due to errors in the publication, a revised notice regarding the STP is expected to be published in the Jan. 27, 2023 edition of the Texas Register.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 13, 2023
HHSC will submit a final Statewide Transition Plan (STP) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The STP is posted for public comment.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 12, 2023
A recording of the Jan. 11 assisted living facility updates webinar with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation is now available.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 11, 2023
Following the repeal of the Assisted Living Facility COVID-19 Emergency Rules, HHSC Long-term Care Regulation (LTCR) has retired the COVID-19 Response Plan for ALFs and the ALF Frequently Asked Questions document, effective Jan. 10, 2023.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 10, 2023
HHSC approved payment rates for the Individualized Skills and Socialization in the DBMD waiver, HCS, and TxHmL programs, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers