The eligibility screening tool is only approved for the life of the current grant term. If a grantee is awarded funding under a subsequent grant, the grantee must resubmit their eligibility screening ...

Evacuations are not always to a shelter located outside of a facility. An evacuation can also be to an "area of refuge" within the facility. This internal evacuation is often called "shelter-in-place" ...

The written emergency preparedness and response plan must address, at a minimum, eight core functions: You can find detailed requirements for these providers in the Texas Administrative Code: Type A ...

Warning systems disseminate timely forecasts of disasters and ensure that people take appropriate protective actions. Ensure that your disaster plan considers the following topics. Consider questions ...

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in Texas in September call attention to a group of inherited red blood cell disorders known as sickle cell disease.

Newborn Screening Awareness Month in September is an opportunity to spotlight the importance of early testing.

Only EVV required services must be documented in an EVV system. A program provider, FMSA or CDS employer may choose to document EVV optional services in the EVV system. They must not document non-EVV ...

This section provides important EVV policies and identifies sections in the EVV Policy Handbook applicable to CDS employers. CDS employers must read this section and any other EVV Policy Handbook ...

Reason Codes are used to indicate why the program provider, FMSA or CDS employer is completing visit maintenance. A Reason Code consists of a Reason Code Number and a Reason Code Description. The ...

Bill hours is the number of hours provided that is transmitted to the EVV Aggregator. Bill hours are used for claims matching when program providers and FMSAs submit billing through the applicable ...

The EVV Reports Policy covers EVV standard reports that HHSC and MCOs use for oversight and data analysis, such as: EVV compliance reviews Contract monitoring Recoupment Fraud, waste and abuse reviews ...

General Posting Requirements (26 TAC Section 559.61(e) -- A day and activity health services (DAHS) facility must prominently and conspicuously post for display in a public area of the facility that ...