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Electronic Visit Verification claims matching for home health care services will begin on Jan. 1, 2024. EVV claims with dates of service of Jan. 1, 2024, and after do not have an EVV visit match will be denied.

HHSC has published a new nursing facility Change of Ownership Report that provides a breakdown of licensing and contracting processing times, and the average time for licensing to complete an initial review.

HHSC will require Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for Medicaid home health care services (HHCS) beginning Jan. 1, 2024, as listed in the Home Health Care Services required to use EVV (PDF).

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made recent revisions to the structure of the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP).

Medicaid and CHIP Services is hosting monthly meetings for Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care Online Portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.

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

Texas nursing facilities (NFs) must not transmit Minimum Data Set (MDS) Optional State Assessments (OSAs) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).

As a reminder, EVV program providers and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) transitioning to HHAeXchange must complete onboarding and system user training.

The timeframe to submit for HCS and TxHmL annual vendor approval is Nov.1, 2023, through Jan. 31, 2024.

HHSC implemented a new credentialing system in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) on July 5, 2023.

This notice is for program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers transitioning to the new state-funded EVV vendor, HHAeXchange.

Temporary nurse aides hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency were allowed under state regulations to use work experience and training obtained at a nursing facility to satisfy the 100-hour training requirement needed in order to take the exam for full certification.

CDC recommends everyone six months and older be vaccinated against the flu by the end of October to avoid peak flu season.