DADS has issued the following Information Letter(s): Information Letter 14-48 - Requirement to Request Renewal of Expired Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions and Individual Plan of Care Forms Effective September 1, 2014, some individuals residing in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) or receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) through the Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS), Deaf Blind with Multiple … [Read more...] about Requirement to Request Renewal of Expired Intellectual Disability/Related Conditions and Individual Plan of Care Forms
Implementation of Consumer Directed Services Nursing in the Home and Community-based Services Programs
DADS has issued Information Letter No. 14-42. This information letter is to inform Home and Community-based Services (HCS) providers, local authorities (LAs), financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and consumer directed service (CDS) employers that, effective August 1, 2014, individuals may, as described in this letter, choose to receive nursing services through the CDS option. Except as described in the paragraph below, an individual who does not receive supervised living, … [Read more...] about Implementation of Consumer Directed Services Nursing in the Home and Community-based Services Programs
Expansion of Medicaid Acute Care Services
Information Letter 14-41 - Expansion of Medicaid Acute Care Services – Provision of Day Activity and Health Services and Primary Home Care for Individuals in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Waivers - In accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill 7, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, many individuals receiving long term services and support (LTSS) through the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHmL), Community Living Assistance and Support … [Read more...] about Expansion of Medicaid Acute Care Services
Replacement of IL 14-19 Clarification Regarding Life Safety Documentation Required to Be Kept in Four-Person Homes
DADS has issued Information Letter 14-32. Prior to April 1, 2014, the Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) inspected four-person homes for certification if the local fire safety authority was unable to or refused to make such inspections. On April 1, 2014, amendments to rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part I, Chapter 9, Subchapter D, revised rules for certification of four-person homes where residential supports services are provided by Home and Community-based Services … [Read more...] about Replacement of IL 14-19 Clarification Regarding Life Safety Documentation Required to Be Kept in Four-Person Homes
HCS Providers: Additional Life Safety Documentation Kept in Four-person Homes
DADS Information Letter 14-19 (Revised): Additional Life Safety Documentation Kept in Four-person Homes Beginning April 1, 2014, HCS program providers must ensure that the required documentation related to life safety requirements is available in all four-person residences at all times. Including: · documentation of the most recent evacuation scores (e-scores) completed for the home; · if the home has a sprinkler system, documentation that there is a heat detection system in the attic … [Read more...] about HCS Providers: Additional Life Safety Documentation Kept in Four-person Homes
