Updated: 9/2014. Use Form 3071 to notify the Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) of an individual's election or cancellation of the Texas Medicaid Hospice Program, to make corrections to a previously submitted Form 3071 and to notify HHSC of updates to an individual's setting,.

Mad Professor Torrent Discography Garth. Information Letter No. 17-19DADS has published the latest information letter regarding Temporary Extension of Medicaid for Certain Intellectual Developmental Disability Waiver Program Recipients Who Lose Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid. With a denial of SSI, Medicaid is automatically ended. This letter is for informational purposes regarding a process change affecting certain individuals receiving waiver services and does not affect the providers’ or local intellectual developmental Filed Under:,,,, Tagged:, August 10, 2017.

Long-term care services are an important aspect of your health care plans and for that reason, it's important to inform your loved ones and providers about your health care needs for the future. In fact, most adults should plan for long-term and even palliative care as it benefits the candidate when it comes to supportive care in the form of basic living needs such as bathing, dressing, personal care, housekeeping, meal preparations and even medical help. According to news reports, research Filed Under:,, Tagged:,,,,,,, July 14, 2017. Provider Letter No. 17-22 - Quality service reviews (QSRs) of the implementation of policies, procedures, and improvements relating to the Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review Process (PASRR) will be conducted and the process will continue with Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) staff. HHS QSR staff will continue to conduct QSRs of nursing facilities, community-based Medicaid service providers, and Local IDD Authorities (LIDDAs) that provide service coordination and other services Filed Under:,,, Tagged:,,,,,, June 15, 2017. The Republican led U.S. House of Representatives approved the American Health Care Act of 2017 last may and now the Office of the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its report on the Estimated Financial Effect of the “AHCA.” According to reports from the Health Affairs Organization:'The headline from the Actuary’s report that is likely to receive the most attention is that the CMS Actuary sees the AHCA as increasing the uninsured by 4 million for 2018/2019 Filed Under:,,,,,,,, Tagged:,,,,,,,, June 12, 2017.

Ban on nursing home arbitration agreement officially lifted by CMS.Upheld by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under the Trump Administration, according to reports, the ban on nursing home arbitration clauses has been lifted. CMS Issued the 'Proposed Revision Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities’ Arbitration Agreements on its website. Obama-era regulation previously stopped nursing homes from forcing patients and their families to sign binding arbitration agreements, Filed Under:,,,,, Tagged:,,,,, August 3, 2016. Medicaid Payment RatesAs you know, the CMS Medicaid hospice payment rates memo was released on September 1, 2015. Therequirements reflect the Medicare final rule which was published on August 6, 2015. The rule changesimplement several items:? Payment methodology for routine home care (RHC) – beginning January 1, 2016 the RHC rateswill be implemented; a higher base payment for the first 60 days of care and a reduced rate forthe days thereafter.?

Service Intensity Add-on – this is payment for Filed Under:, August 24, 2015. DADS published an information letter to provide assistance to service coordinators, case managers, and program providers on how to identify an individual’s Medicaid type program (TP) and to identify if a certified Medicaid TP is categorized as Medical Assistance Only (MAO).Individuals certified for MAO Medicaid by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) receiving Community First Choice (CFC) services through a 1915(c) Waiver Program must meet eligibility requirements stated in 42 Code Filed Under:,,, February 9, 2015. DADS issues a letter to inform Texas Medicaid Hospice providers of updates to the Form3071, Individual Election/Cancellation/Update, and Form 3074, The Physician Certification ofTerminal Illness, and the coinciding instructions for those forms.

As a reminder, per InformationLetter 14-50, effective July 1, 2014, Form 3071 and Form 3074 must be submitted electronicallyon the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) Long-Term Care (LTC) Portal. Paperforms will no longer be accepted by TMHP; Filed Under.

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