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A recording of the April 8, 2022, COVID-19 webinar with LTCR for HCSSA providers is available for those unable to attend.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has published a revised Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rule.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has published a revised assisted living facility COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rule. It is effective April 3, 2022.

HHSC has lifted the ban on service providers of respite and Community First Choice PAS/HAB. They can now live in the same home as the person receiving Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living program services.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has published a revised nursing facility COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rule, effective March 28, 2022.

A recording of the March 24, 2022, DAHS Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR is available for those unable to attend.

HHSC Publishes Revised TxHmL COVID-19 Provider Response Mitigation Rules

A recording of the March 9, 2022, NF COVID-19 webinar with LTCR and DSHS is now available.

The Texas Medical Foundation is hosting a series of webinars in March for nursing facility (NF) staff.

HHSC is temporarily waiving certain requirements in Section 3710, 4381.3, 4381.7(6) and 4381.7(7) of the Home and Community-based Services Billing Guidelines and the Texas Home Living Billing Guidelines. This is due to COVID-19 and provides access to needed day habilitation services.

Nursing facility providers should attend this and all COVID-19 webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and the Texas Department of State Health Services. LTCR and DSHS will provide the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic and take live questions from participants.

CMS issued revised QSO-21-08-NLTC (PDF) . It informs surveyors of acute and continuing care facilities, including home health and hospice agencies, that use of the special COVID-19 focused infection control surveys and tools are no longer needed on a national basis.

HHSC is not currently assessing compliance with CMS’s Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination rules, published in the Federal Register on Nov. 5, 2021.

A recording of the February 16, 2022, ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR is available for those unable to attend.

A recording of the Feb. 14 ICF/IID COVID-19 Q&A with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS is available for those who could not attend.