Other DADS Up-dates:
Period Review Date Added to CARE Screen C63
A new field, Periodic Review Date, has been added to CARE Screen C63. The Periodic Review Date is the due date for a Medicaid recipient's annual redetermination.
People enrolled in HCS and TxHmL who don't receive SSI will get a redetermination packet from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about 90 days before their periodic review date. They will be given a limited amount of time to complete and return the packet to HHSC. Failure to return the packet may result in loss of Medicaid benefits.
Providers and local authorities are encouraged to monitor this date in CARE and help people who are enrolled in their program, or their authorized representative, complete and return the packet on time. Denial of Medicaid benefits may result in termination of waiver program services and non-payment to the provider for services rendered.
Questions about this can be emailed to Wesely Marcinowski at wesely.marcinowski@dads.state.tx.us.
Register Now for Infection Control in Long-term Care 2015
DADS and DSHS are hosting a series of joint training conferences around the state to increase awareness of infection control and regulatory requirements in assisted living facilities, nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities.
This training will be offered at the following venues:
- Jan. 21, 2015 - Harlingen, Rio Grande State Center
- Feb. 10, 2015 - Houston, St. Luke's Medical Center
- March 19, 2015 - Abilene, Abilene State Supported Living Center
- April 7, 2015 - Denton, Denton State Supported Living Center
- Date Pending - Austin, Pickle Center
More information, including registration links, is on the DADS Quality Matters website. Space is limited; register early.
Email questions to NF.policy@dads.state.tx.us.
Provider Letter PL 14-33 / Information Letter Number IL 14-80 - Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review - Quality Service Reviews
Addressed to:
- Local Authorities
- Medicaid-certified Nursing Facilities
- Home and Community-based Services Providers
- Texas Home Living Providers
- Community Living Assistance and Support Services Providers
- Deaf Blind and Multiple Disabilities Providers
- STAR+PLUS Providers
- Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Amended United States Department of Labor Regulations Effective January 1, 2015
The purpose of this notification is to inform providers in the following programs or services that amended U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
Medically Dependent Children Program;
Primary Home Care, Community Attendant Services, and Family Care;
Consumer Managed Personal Attendant Services;
Community Living Assistance and Support Services;
Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities;
Home and Community-based Services; and
Texas Home Living.
The amended regulations prohibit third party employers (which includes private entities) of domestic service employees, from claiming the companionship services exemption or the live-in domestic service employee exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act. The regulations may be found at 29 CFR Part 552. Consequently, effective January 1, 2015, the regulations require you to pay at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay to your domestic service employees, regardless of the employees' duties.
For information about the amended DOL regulations, including DOL Fact Sheets, please see the following DOL website: http://www.dol.gov/whd/homecare/; call DOL's toll-free information and helpline, 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243), available 8am to 5pm in your time zone; or consult your legal counsel.
Information Letter 14-78 - Relocation of the Health and Human Services Commission Document Processing Center from Midland to Austin
Addressed to:
- Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Condition Program Providers
- Home and Community-based Services Program Providers
- Texas Home Living Program Providers
- Community Living Assistance and Support Services Program Providers
- Deaf-Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program Providers
- Local Authorities
