Jan 2, 2024 | EVV News, HHSC News, Provider News
Community First Health Plans would like to inform providers about two important Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements. One is related to entering missing EVV visits and the other is for new EVV Texas Administrative Code (TAC) rules. Please see below for...
Dec 6, 2023 | EVV News, HHSC News, Provider News, Provider Resource
Program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs), and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers who are transitioning to HHAeXchange, are responsible for completing all required visit maintenance, including Visit Maintenance Unlock Requests (VMURs),...
Dec 22, 2023 | EVV News, HHSC News, Provider News
HHSC will have an effective date of the EVV Visit Maintenance Unlock Request (VMUR) update to the EVV webpage on December 22. Key Details: HHSC published EVV VMUR templates for Program Providers and FMSAs (Excel) and for CDS Employers (Excel), on the...
May 5, 2023 | Community First Providers, HHSC News, Provider News
HHSC will begin collecting cost surveys for the state fiscal year 2022 on June 1, 2023. The purpose of the cost survey is to collect FMSA costs for the state fiscal year 2022 for all FMSAs in Texas. This cost information will be used in the review of current FMSA...
Dec 7, 2021 | HHSC News, Medicaid Providers, Provider News
Effective November 22, 2021, licensed behavior analysts (LBAs) must attest to where services will be provided so that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) can determine applicable site visit requirements for enrollment in Texas Medicaid. This change...
Apr 29, 2022 | HHSC News, Medicaid News, Member News
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government declared a public health emergency (PHE) and passed a law that allowed you to automatically keep your Medicaid coverage since March 2020. When will automatic coverage for Medicaid end? The...
