DADS released an information/provider letter and an information letter.
All NF Admins:
An excerpt (the letter includes two attachments with contact information):
Texas is a national leader in NF relocation through its Money Follows the Person program. The new minimum data set (MDS) 3.0 Section Q supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision (June 1999) and Texas’ own Promoting Independence Initiative and Promoting Independence Plan. An individual’s stated goal to relocate back to the community is one of choice and no one is required to make or be forced into this decision. However, for those who want to relocate, the state, the NF, the local contact agency (LCA), the managed care organization (if appropriate) and the home health agency must work collaboratively to make the choice viable.
CBA, HCSSA, and CBA ALF:
DADS clarified that individuals receiving CBA services who live in ALFs will not have nursing services authorized for HCSSA staff to pre-fill medication planners. (Letter)
