State Update3 days agoHHSC Update: NF Waivers in Place to Increase Staffing FlexibilityHHSC Long-term Care Regulation is reminding nursing facilities, Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs and Medication Aid...
AHCA/NCALMay 28AHCA Update #72 | Testing & Cohorting: When & HowTesting and Cohorting: When & How? Trying to figure out what to do about testing and cohorting can be a challenge. AHCA has created an al...
AHCA/NCALMay 1AHCA Update: CMS Issues Additional Blanket Regulatory WaiversThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued several new blanket waivers for long term care providers. The following b...
State UpdateApr 21HHSC Update: Nursing Facility COVID-19 FAQsThe Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to sharing pertinent COVID-19 information with all NFs via a regularly...
State UpdateApr 16HHSC Update: Nursing Facility COVID-19 Response Plan UpdatedHHSC Long-term Care Regulatory has updated the nursing facility COVID-19 response plan. The document provides guidance to nursing facilit...
National UpdateApr 15CMS Update: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care ProvidersLong-Term Care Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and/or Nursing Facilities (NFs) 3-Day Prior Hospitalization. Using the au...
THCAApr 10THCA Update: HHSC COVID Reporting | Nurse Aide Rule Suspension | MDS GuidanceLTC Providers Required to Report Only Confirmed COVID-19 Cases to HHSC As previously reported, HHSC announced today that providers report...
THCAApr 10THCA Update: Texas CNA Training Requirements WaiverUpdate with Provider Letter: https://apps.hhs.texas.gov/providers/communications/2020/letters/PL2020-26.pdf We wanted share information r...
State UpdateApr 10HHSC Update: Waiver of Certified Nurse Aide Requirements Granted for Nursing FacilitiesThe Governor suspended provisions prohibiting a nursing facility from hiring someone to complete nurse aide tasks who is not a CNA for lo...
State UpdateApr 9HHSC Update: Guidance to Medicaid-Certified Nursing Facilities on PASRROn March 30, 2020, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received approval from the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicar...
State UpdateMar 30CMS Update: Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Texas Coronavirus Disease 2019APPROVAL OF FEDERAL SECTION 1135 WAIVER REQUESTS Extend pre-existing authorizations for which a beneficiary has previously received prior...
AHCA/NCALMar 18AHCA Update: 3-Day Waiver and Spell of Illness FAQsOverview Section 1861(i) of the Act permits Medicare payment for SNF care only when a beneficiary first has an inpatient hospital stay of...
