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- Provider NewsJanuary 27, 2023
The purpose of this letter is to provide guidance to local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) and Home and Community-based Services (HCS) Program providers regarding implementation of the federal Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) settings regulations.
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 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
IL 2023-03 is posted to the HHS site for HCS, TxHmL, LIDDA, FMSA and EVV.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJanuary 3, 2023
Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in January.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 28, 2022
HHSC encourages long-term care facilities and agencies to review and update emergency plans for freezing temperatures and snow.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 27, 2022
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has released a Spanish version of the current Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate (OOH DNR) order.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 23, 2022
HHSC is sharing a communication tool that can be used to enhance communications between Long-term Care (LTC) providers and dialysis facilities.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 22, 2022
HHSC published an alert on Dec. 21, 2022, informing long-term care providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 21, 2022
This alert informs Long-term Care (LTC) providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 21, 2022
Long-term Care providers are invited to complete a short survey about alternative or after-hours Joint Training opportunities.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsDecember 14, 2022
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.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers