Communications
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Communications
This page provides a subset of communications from DADS to its services providers and shows the five most recent items in each category.
Please note that items dated before Sept. 1, 2004, were created by DADS' legacy agencies — Texas Department on Aging, Texas Department of Human Services or Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
News & Alerts
- New Medicaid Provider Agreement for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICFs/IID) (May 15, 2013)
- Adoption of rules effective May 1, 2013 in 40 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 98, Adult Day Care and Day Activity and Health Services Requirements (May 14, 2013)
- Location Change: Positive Behavior Management Workshops (May 13, 2013)
- Amendment to 40 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 9, Intellectual Disability Services – Medicaid State Operating Agency Responsibilities (May 10, 2013)
- Draft State Supported Living Center division policy #017 now available for review (May 10, 2013)
- Previous Alerts
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PL 2013-20/IL 2013-24 PDF | Documenting Delivery of Non-Delegated Tasks by Unlicensed Persons | 05/15/2013 |
| IL 2013-20 PDF | Requirements for Evaluating the Use of Restraints
Note: Note: This letter updates Information Letter No. 13-20 Requirements for Evaluating the Use of Restraints published April 19, 2013, and clarifies the instructions are directed towards HCS providers and community-based ICF/IID only. |
05/06/2013 |
| IL 2013-25 PDF | Contract and Fiscal Compliance Monitoring Implementation of Intermittent Monitoring - Effective Date June 1, 2013 | 05/03/2013 |
| IL 2013-21 PDF | Emergency Response Services for Individuals without a Landline Telephone | 04/25/2013 |
| IL 2013-22 PDF | DBMD Service Backup Plan Policy | 04/25/2013 |
All information and provider letters
| Number | Title | Contact Memo |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13-30 PDF | 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) | N/A | 05/10/2013 |
| 13-28 PDF | Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) Nomenclature Change (Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) | N/A | 05/03/2013 |
| 13-27 PDF | Update of State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 5, Complaint Investigation | N/A | 04/22/2013 |
| 13-24 PDF | Report of the National Background Check Program (NBCP) Long-Term Care (LTC) Criminal Convictions Work Group | N/A | 04/12/2013 |
| 13-23 PDF | FY2013 Sequestration Adjustments for Survey & Certification (S&C) | N/A | 04/05/2013 |
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02 PDF | 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 |
| 2013-01 PDF | Conflict of Interest Protocol Regarding State Supported Living Center Survey and Certification Procedures (Replaces S&CC 07-01) | 03/27/2013 |
| 2013-03 PDF | Guidelines for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Policy | 03/21/2013 |
| 2012-01 PDF | Person First Respectful Language | 07/09/2012 |
| 2011-08 PDF | Transferring Liquid Oxygen from One Container to Another (Replaces S&CC 03-16) | 12/23/2011 |
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-04 PDF | 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 | 03/14/2012 |
| 2012-02 PDF | Procedural Instructions for Processing Certifications Concerning Legal Names and Doing Business as Names of Providers and Suppliers | 02/17/2012 |
| 2012-01 PDF | Voluntary Termination and Related Processes | 02/10/2012 |
| 2010-02 PDF | Documents for Processing Certification Actions for All Non-Long Term Care Providers/Suppliers (except ICFs/MR and Clinical Laboratories) | 05/27/2010 |
| 2010-01 PDF | Processing of Potential Provider Requests for Exception to the Priority Assignment of Initial Surveys | 03/02/2010 |
Updated: April 19, 2013