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- Provider NewsMay 26, 2023
Long-term Care Regulation staff and program. providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes in June and July.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 25, 2023
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is accepting comments from stakeholders on the following draft rules.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 24, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revised Quality Safety & Oversight Memo (QSO) 20-39-NH Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19 and allows QSO-20-38-NH on COVID-19 Long-term Care (LTC) Facility Testing to expire.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 19, 2023
A recording of the May 10 TMHP LTC Town Hall for HCS/TxHmL Providers and FMSAs webinar is available for those who could not attend.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 12, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued memo QSO-23-13-ALL which outlines the expiration of emergency waivers issued during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the minimum health and safety requirements for nursing facility (NF) providers.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 11, 2023
Texas HHSC, along with The University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host the 2023 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference in person at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin on Aug. 22–23.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 2, 2023
The federal waiver allowing temporary nurse aides to work longer than four months without certification ends May 11.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 1, 2023
Long-term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in May.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsApril 26, 2023
Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) is hosting monthly meetings for 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 NewsApril 19, 2023
CMS rescinded memorandum QSO-20-31-ALL, the Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies, and replaced it with memorandum QSO-23-10-NH, revised guidance for Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsApril 6, 2023
Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) is hosting monthly meetings for 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 NewsMarch 31, 2023
As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) migration of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission and reporting functionality to their Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), CMS will turn off the current Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system’s ability to accept any MDS transmissions on April 13, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMarch 29, 2023
Long-term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in April.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMarch 24, 2023
This notice is to inform Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) that the following forms regarding qualifications for service provider applicants have been updated.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMarch 20, 2023
A recording of the March 8 nursing facility updates webinar with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and the Department of State Health Services is now available.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers