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Information about how to become a CDS provider in Texas.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
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Information for Consumer Directed Services (CDS) providers in Texas.
Topics: Disability, Long-term Care Providers
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CDS Program Handbooks and Forms
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy
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Electronic Visit Verification is a computer-based system that verifies the occurrence of authorized personal attendant service visits by electronically documenting the precise time a service delivery visit begins and ends. Texas requires EVV for certain Medicaid funded home and community-based services provided through HHSC and MCOs.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy, Reporting
- Provider NewsNovember 7, 2024
To enhance program integrity, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reducing the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of for Electronic Visit Verification required services.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsNovember 6, 2024
HHSC will host the Financial Management Services Agencies quarterly webinar on Nov. 22, 2024.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsOctober 14, 2024
Medicaid and CHIP Services will be hosting monthly Technical Assistance sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care online portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsAugust 2, 2024
Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) will be hosting monthly sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs), who use the Long-term Care (LTC) online portal for the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) waiver programs.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJuly 31, 2024
On Friday, July 19, due to the CrowdStrike Global IT issue, you may have experienced issues using your Electronic Visit Verification system to clock in and clock out when providing services requiring EVV.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJune 25, 2024
Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) will be hosting monthly sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs), who use the Long-term Care (LTC) online portal for the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) waiver programs.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJune 13, 2024
Medicaid and CHIP Services will be hosting monthly sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care online portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 28, 2024
In March 2020, HHSC started a temporary policy change for respite and Community First Choice (CFC) Personal Assistance Services (PAS)/Habilitation (HAB) provided in the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) waiver programs. This temporary policy change is effective March 27, 2020, through March 31, 2025. HHSC will provide guidance if anything changes.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 22, 2024
The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has published the Proprietary System Operator (PSO) 2024 Onboarding schedule to the EVV Proprietary Systems webpage.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 21, 2024
HHSC is continuing to work with Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership to develop a solution to allow visit maintenance for EVV Proprietary System Operators who lost access to the EVV system where the visit was entered.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 17, 2024
HHAeXchange is hosting an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Town Hall Webinar on Thursday, May 30, from 1–3 p.m. Central time for program providers and financial management services agencies who use HHAeXchange as their EVV system.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers