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HHSC has posted the new and revised policies for using the mobile method, effective April 1, 2024, that will be added to the Electronic Visit Verification Policy Handbook in an upcoming revision.

As a reminder, beginning April 1, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) visit transactions with dates of service on or after April 1, 2024, will receive new visit transaction rejection codes, if the EVV Aggregator receives incomplete or incorrect data.

Effective March 17, HHSC adopted amendments to Title 26 of the Texas Administrative Code, Ch. 556, concerning Nurse Aides and Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs (NATCEP).

This is a reminder that HHAeXchange is hosting an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Town Hall Webinar on Thursday, March 28, from 1–3 p.m. Central time for program providers and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) who use HHAeXchange as their EVV system.

HHSC has identified Nursing Facilities that have not met the initial conditions of participation for the Quality Incentive Payment Program SFY 2024 program year.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published its memorandum, QSO-24-08-NH, announcing guidance for enhanced barrier precautions to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for HCSSA providers on April 19, from 11 a.m.–noon.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has retired Provider Letter (PL) 2022-16 COVID-19 Reporting Guidance for Nursing Facility Providers.

Long-term Care Licensing has created process maps to provide an overview of the licensing and certification process.

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) claims matching for all services required to use EVV will begin on April 1.

The administrators training course is for administrators and alternate administrators employed at Medicare certified home health agencies and licensed home health agencies seeking Medicare certification, and it covers the Home Health regulatory part of OASIS.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in February and March. If you register and can’t attend, please cancel your registration as soon as possible.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in March and April.

HHSC Long-Term Care Regulation (LTCR) is hosting a nursing facility (NF) provider webinar on March 13 to provide the latest updates from LTCR and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and take questions from participants.

HHAeXchange has updated its training resources available for Electronic Visit Verification program providers and financial management services agencies that use the HHAeXchange Portal as their EVV system.