The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) released two information letters and two provider letters:
- Service Provision Requirements for all HCS Program Providers
In a two-page letter to Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Mental Retardation Authorities (MRA), DADS clarified existing HCS Program rules concerning service provision requirements for HCS Program providers. Download the letter for more information.
- Clarification of Provider Role when Individuals Receiving Waiver
In a three-page letter to HCS, Texas Home Living Program Providers, and MRAs, DADS clarified its expectations regarding a program provider’s responsibilities when an individual receiving waiver services is admitted to a state hospital or other mental health facility for behavior or psychiatric stabilization. Download the letter for details.
- Therapy Facility Registration — Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners Services (ECPTOTE) are Admitted for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment
DADS issued a provider letter to Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities to inform them that if they provide outpatient PT or OT services, they must register with ECPTOTE as an “OT and/or PT therapy facility” in accordance with the OT and/or PT therapy facility registration provisions of §453.213 and §454.215 of the Texas Occupations Code and the Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 16, Chapter 347, and Title 40, Part 12, Chapter 376. For more information, download the letter.
- Unlicensed Locations Operated by a Licensed Assisted Living Facility Owner
DADS informed Assisted Living Facilities about the legal consequences of a licensed assisted living facility owner operating in unlicensed locations. An excerpt:
DADS may take appropriate remedies against licensed assisted living facilities operating in violation of Chapter 247. Additionally, DADS may refer an unlicensed assisted living facility operating in violation of Chapter 247 to the Office of the Attorney General or local prosecuting attorney for injunctive relief and/or civil penalties.
Download the two-page letter for more information.
