DADS issues Information Letter 14-43/Provider Letter 14-04 entitled Contracts, Roles, and Responsibilities between an Intermediate Care Facility/Individuals with an Intellectual Disability and Hospice Provider.
This letter replaces Provider Letter 06-16 and Information Letter 06-31.
Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is re-issuing this letter to correct broken web links and to update the requirements found in DADS rules at Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 97, Subchapter H, § 97.880, Providing Hospice Care to a Resident of a Skilled Nursing Facility, Nursing Facility, or Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICF/IID) or Related Conditions (between an ICF/IID and hospice provider).
DADS would like to remind providers of their roles and responsibilities when electing to contract for hospice services. DADS encourages providers to make this a good working relationship through ongoing education and communication. Long-term care and hospice providers may want to consider the federal Survey and Certification (S&C) 02-29, “Promising Practices for Implementing the Medicare Hospice Benefit for Nursing Home (NH) Resident” when entering into a contract.
