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Effective Jan. 1, 2023, HHSC adopts new Individualized Skills and Socialization rules for the HCS, TxHmL and DBMD Programs.

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

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has released a Spanish version of the current Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate (OOH DNR) order.

HHSC published an alert on Dec. 21, 2022, informing long-term care providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

This alert informs Long-term Care (LTC) providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Long-term Care providers are invited to complete a short survey about alternative or after-hours Joint Training opportunities.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in December. Please verify if registering for a webinar or in-person class. If you register for an in-person class and cannot attend, please be sure to cancel your registration.

HHS has approved payment rates for the Individualized Skills and Socialization in the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities waiver, Home and Community-based Services waiver, and Texas Home Living waiver programs, effective Jan. 1, 2023.

To ensure enough time to answer questions from participants and provide a walk-through of TULIP (the long-term care licensing application system) and describe the new licensing process, we are extending this webinar to two hours.

FEI Systems will continue to host monthly provider demonstration webinars at 10 a.m. through December 2023.

Cures Act Home Health Care Services: EVV Services Updates and Service Bill Codes Table Now Available

On Dec. 1, 2022, HHSC will launch the Day Activity Health Services (DAHS) Individualized Skills and Socialization License Application in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP).

All providers interested in the new licensing process for the Day Activity Health Services Individualized Skills and Socialization program are invited to a one-hour webinar on Nov. 30.

HHSC publishes IL 2022-53, announcing the implementation of a new service: individualized skills and socialization. This new service will replace day habilitation in the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHmL) and Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) programs.

IL 2022-52 is posted on the HHS site CLASS, DBMD, HCS, TxHml, STAR Kids, STAR+Plus HCBS, STAR+MDCP and CDS.