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Nursing Facilities
The Nursing Facility program provides institutional care to Medicaid recipients whose medical condition regularly requires the skills of licensed nurses. The nursing facility must provide for the total medical, social and psychological needs of each client, including room and board, social services, over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies and equipment, and personal needs items. | Read more
Communications
News & Alerts
MDS Notifications
Letters (Provider (PL) and Information (IL))
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Title |
Date |
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IL 2013-25
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Contract and Fiscal Compliance Monitoring Implementation of Intermittent Monitoring - Effective Date June 1, 2013
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05/03/2013 |
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PL 2013-16
PDF
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Ashtrays of Noncombustible Material and Safe Design (Replaces Provider Letter 11-13)
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04/22/2013 |
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PL 2013-11
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Application for Nursing Facility License and Participation in Title XIX Medicaid, Form 3720-N Revisions
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04/12/2013 |
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IL 2013-17 / PL 2013-12
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Minimum Data Set 3.0 Section Q: Referral to the Community: Nursing Facility (NF) Responsibilities and Local Contact Agency Information (Replaces IL 2011-57 and PL 2011-20)
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03/27/2013 |
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IL 2013-16
PDF
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New Program - Upper Payment Limit Supplemental Payment Program
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03/21/2013 |
All provider letters for Nursing Facilities
Federal Survey and Certification (S&C) Letters
(five most recent displayed)
| Number |
Title |
Contact
Memo |
Date |
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13-30
PDF
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Utilizing the US Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) American FactFinder 2010 Census Data for Rural Area Location Determinations - Hospital Swing Beds & Rural Health Clinics (RHC)
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N/A
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05/10/2013 |
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13-28
PDF
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Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) Nomenclature Change (Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)
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N/A
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05/03/2013 |
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13-27
PDF
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Update of State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 5, Complaint Investigation
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N/A
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04/22/2013 |
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13-24
PDF
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Report of the National Background Check Program (NBCP) Long-Term Care (LTC) Criminal Convictions Work Group
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N/A
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04/12/2013 |
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13-23
PDF
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FY2013 Sequestration Adjustments for Survey & Certification (S&C)
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N/A
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04/05/2013 |
All S&C Letters
State Survey and Certification Clarification (S&CC) Memos
(five most recent displayed)
| Number |
Title |
Date |
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2013-02
PDF
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Referrals to an Incident-based Nursing Peer Review Committee (NPRC) or the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) (Replaces S&CC 02-17) |
03/27/2013 |
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2013-01
PDF
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Conflict of Interest Protocol Regarding State Supported Living Center Survey and Certification Procedures (Replaces S&CC 07-01) |
03/27/2013 |
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2013-03
PDF
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Guidelines for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Policy |
03/21/2013 |
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2012-01
PDF
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Person First Respectful Language |
07/09/2012 |
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2011-08
PDF
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Transferring Liquid Oxygen from One Container to Another (Replaces S&CC 03-16) |
12/23/2011 |
All S&CC Memos
Regional Survey and Certification (RS&C) Letters
(five most recent displayed)
| Number |
Title |
Date |
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2012-04
PDF
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CMS Region VI-Dallas Delegation of Notification of the Imposition and Starting Date of Optional Denial of Payment for New Admissions to the State Survey Agencies in Region VI
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03/14/2012 |
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2012-02
PDF
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Procedural Instructions for Processing Certifications Concerning Legal Names and Doing Business as Names of Providers and Suppliers
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02/17/2012 |
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2012-01
PDF
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Voluntary Termination and Related Processes
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02/10/2012 |
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2010-02
PDF
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Documents for Processing Certification Actions for All Non-Long Term Care Providers/Suppliers (except ICFs/MR and Clinical Laboratories)
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05/27/2010 |
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2010-01
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Processing of Potential Provider Requests for Exception to the Priority Assignment of Initial Surveys
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03/02/2010 |
All RS&C Letters
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April 19, 2013
