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Application Programming Interface can be used to exchange data between third-party software systems to the new EVV vendor, HHAeXchange.

HHSC has revised the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) rules in Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 1, Chapter 354, Subchapter O. The new TAC rules are effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, the managed care organization, Amerigroup, will begin operating under a new name — Wellpoint.

HHSC initiated a claims matching bypass from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 for EVV claims to be paid without a matching EVV visit.

The legislatively mandated Surrogate Decision-making Program (SDMP) authorizes Surrogate Consent Committees (SCCs), comprised of trained volunteers, to provide written informed consent for individuals residing in community based ICFs/IID who have been assessed to lack the capacity to make certain treatment decisions for themselves and have no legal guardian or actively involved family members serving as Surrogate Decision Makers (SDMs) or the treatment decisions are beyond the scope of the SDMs.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and nursing home program providers are invited to attend the new in-person class, “The Survey and Enforcement Process for Nursing Homes,” starting in January.

Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership published a table that highlights the most frequently occurring issues Electronic Visit Verification users have experienced with the HHAeXchange system.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for HCSSA providers on Jan. 19 from 11 a.m.–noon.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program. providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in January and February.

HHSC reminds long-term care facilities and agencies to review and update emergency plans for freezing temperatures and snow.

All licensed long-term care providers must submit a renewal application in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal before their current license expires.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in January.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission is accepting informal comments from stakeholders on the draft rules for Title 26, Chapter 550, concerning Pediatric Extended Care Center requirements.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is accepting comments from stakeholders on rule revisions for the Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Chapter 551, concerning Intermediate Care Facilities’ (ICF) new requirement

Effective Aug. 1, 2023, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and managed care organizations will no longer conduct EVV compliance reviews for required free text.