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HHSC is submitting 29 Acres, an intentional community setting, to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for heightened scrutiny review.

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.

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.

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.

HHSC reminds HCS program providers that HHSC, with the assistance of TMHP, is conducting on-site assessments of 3-person residences, 4-person residences, and HH/CC settings to ensure compliance with the federal HCBS Settings Rule.

Cures Act Home Health Care Services: EVV Services Updates and Service Bill Codes Table Now Available

IL 2022-52 is posted on the HHS site CLASS, DBMD, HCS, TxHml, STAR Kids, STAR+Plus HCBS, STAR+MDCP and CDS.

HHSC is offering a webinar for Adult Foster Care providers who participate in the State of Texas Access Reform Plus Home and Community Based Services (STAR+PLUS HCBS) program.

The purpose of the webinars is to assist Texas long-term care facilities in stopping the spread of infection, including all variants of COVID-19, considering the recent surge in cases.

HHSC announces amendments being submitted to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act to add Collaborative Care Model Services.

HHSC invites members of the public, including people receiving Medicaid HCBS and their families, providers and other stakeholders to submit comments on the updated rules by June 13, 2022.

All providers delivering community-based attendant care are now included in HHSC’s proposed fee schedule. 

HHSC will hold a hybrid public forum to present updates on the Healthy Texas Women 1115 demonstration and receive public comment.

The Long-Term Care Online Portal will be unavailable due to system maintenance. This begins Wednesday, April 6 at 9 p.m. and is through Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.