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COVID-19 Flexibilities for Pre-Enrollment and Enrollment Will End when PHE Ends

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has extended the survey deadline to Friday, April 29, 2022.

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.

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.

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

LTCR provides the latest information and answers questions on COVID-19, including infection control and emergency preparedness requirements.

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.

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.