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    State Update
    • Jun 30, 2020

    HHSC Update: NF Waivers in Place to Increase Staffing Flexibility

    HHSC Long-term Care Regulation is reminding nursing facilities, Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs and Medication Aid...
    AHCA/NCAL
    • May 28, 2020

    AHCA Update #72 | Testing & Cohorting: When & How

    Testing 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/NCAL
    • May 1, 2020

    AHCA Update: CMS Issues Additional Blanket Regulatory Waivers

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued several new blanket waivers for long term care providers. The following b...
    State Update
    • Apr 21, 2020

    HHSC Update: Nursing Facility COVID-19 FAQs

    The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to sharing pertinent COVID-19 information with all NFs via a regularly...
    State Update
    • Apr 16, 2020

    HHSC Update: Nursing Facility COVID-19 Response Plan Updated

    HHSC Long-term Care Regulatory has updated the nursing facility COVID-19 response plan. The document provides guidance to nursing facilit...
    National Update
    • Apr 15, 2020

    CMS Update: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers

    Long-Term Care Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and/or Nursing Facilities (NFs) 3-Day Prior Hospitalization. Using the au...
    THCA
    • Apr 10, 2020

    THCA Update: HHSC COVID Reporting | Nurse Aide Rule Suspension | MDS Guidance

    LTC Providers Required to Report Only Confirmed COVID-19 Cases to HHSC As previously reported, HHSC announced today that providers report...
    THCA
    • Apr 10, 2020

    THCA Update: Texas CNA Training Requirements Waiver

    Update with Provider Letter: https://apps.hhs.texas.gov/providers/communications/2020/letters/PL2020-26.pdf We wanted share information r...
    State Update
    • Apr 10, 2020

    HHSC Update: Waiver of Certified Nurse Aide Requirements Granted for Nursing Facilities

    The Governor suspended provisions prohibiting a nursing facility from hiring someone to complete nurse aide tasks who is not a CNA for lo...
    State Update
    • Apr 9, 2020

    HHSC Update: Guidance to Medicaid-Certified Nursing Facilities on PASRR

    On March 30, 2020, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received approval from the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicar...
    State Update
    • Mar 30, 2020

    CMS Update: Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Texas Coronavirus Disease 2019

    APPROVAL OF FEDERAL SECTION 1135 WAIVER REQUESTS Extend pre-existing authorizations for which a beneficiary has previously received prior...
    AHCA/NCAL
    • Mar 18, 2020

    AHCA Update: 3-Day Waiver and Spell of Illness FAQs

    Overview Section 1861(i) of the Act permits Medicare payment for SNF care only when a beneficiary first has an inpatient hospital stay of...
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