Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Public Notice - Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance Amendments
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announces its intent to submit amendments to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The proposed amendments are effective February 1, 2019.
The purpose of the amendments is to update the fee schedules in the current state plan by adjusting fees, rates, or charges for the following:
Home Health Telemonitoring Services; and Physician Services.
The proposed amendments are estimated to result in an annual aggregate expenditure of $0.00 for future federal fiscal years. This review will transfer existing costs from deleted procedure codes to new procedure codes.
Further detail on specific reimbursement rates and percentage changes is available on the HHSC Rate Analysis website under the proposed effective date at: http://rad.hhs.texas.gov/rate-packets. This public notice was published on the HHSC website on January 29, 2019.
Rate Hearing. A rate hearing will be held on February 7, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. in Austin, Texas. Information about the proposed rate changes and the hearing will also be published in the Texas Register at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml.
Copy of Proposed Amendments. Interested parties may obtain additional information and/or a free copy of the proposed amendments by contacting Cynthia Henderson, State Plan Policy Advisor, by mail at the Health and Human Services Commission, P.O. Box 13247, Mail Code H-600, Austin, Texas 78711; by telephone at (512) 487-3349; by facsimile at (512) 730-7472; or by email at Medicaid_Chip_SPA_Inquiries@hhsc.state.tx.us. Copies of the proposed amendments will be available for review at the local county offices of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Written Comments. Written comments about the proposed amendments and/or requests to review comments may be sent by U.S. mail, overnight mail, special delivery mail, hand delivery, fax, or email:
U.S. Mail
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Attention: Rate Analysis, Mail Code H-400
P.O. Box 149030
Austin, Texas 78714-9030
Overnight mail, special delivery mail, or hand delivery
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Attention: Rate Analysis, Mail Code H-400
Brown-Heatly Building
4900 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78751
Phone number for package delivery: (512) 730-7401
Fax
Attention: Rate Analysis at (512) 730-7475
RADAcuteCare@hhsc.state.tx.us
TRD-201900274
Karen Ray
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: January 30, 2019