— DADS has cancelled the CLASS Basic Job Skills Training scheduled for September 6 – 7, 2011, in Austin. The next CLASS BJST is scheduled to take place April 10-11, 2012. Please call Laura Trevino, DADS Program Consultant, with questions at (512) 438-4385.
— DADS has posted new information to clarify current policies and procedures and to announce new procedures related to NF Medicaid bed allocation requirements outlined in 40 TAC §§19.2322 and 19.2324.
— A recording of the HCS Billing Guideline Revisions webinar, held on Aug. 29, 2011, is available here, and the revision webinar PowerPoint is available here.
— If you know someone who receives SSDI, SSI, and/or Medicaid, wants to work, but is worried about how working will affect his/her benefits, you may register for the Benefits and Work Incentives Planning Supports and Services trainings to be held in September, October, and November to learn more. See the PDF flyer for more information, and download the MS Word 2007 registration form.
— The MDS 3.0 RAI Manual for October 2011 is available at the CMS MDS web site.
— CMS has announced that the MDS 3.0 Missing Assessment report is working correctly. You will find more information at this link.
See the DADS news alert page for previous alerts.
