Public Hearing Notice Proposed Payment Rates for Financial Management Services Agency (FMSA) as part of the SFY 2022-23 Biennial Fee Review

Listening to. The Texas Well being and Human Providers Fee (HHSC) will conduct a public listening to on Could 16, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. within the Public Listening to Room 125 of the John H. Winters Constructing, 701 W 51st St, Austin, TX 78751, to obtain public feedback on the proposed cost charges for a number of Lengthy-term Providers and Helps (LTSS) packages.

Elevated cost charges are proposed for FMSA charges in Neighborhood Residing Help & Help Providers (CLASS), Neighborhood Take care of Aged/Disabled (CCAD), Neighborhood Attendant Providers (CAS), Household Care (FC), Major House Care (PHC), Client Managed Private Attendant Providers (CMPAS), House and Neighborhood Based mostly Providers (HCS), Texas House Residing (TxHmL), Deaf-Blind A number of Disabilities (DBMD), Private Care Providers (PCS), STAR+PLUS, STAR Well being, and STAR Children as a part of the state fiscal years 2022-23 Quarter 2 biennial payment overview.

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The listening to can be held in compliance with Texas Human Assets Code Part 32.0282, which requires public discover of hearings on proposed Medicaid reimbursements. HHSC will archive the general public listening to; the archive will be accessed on-demand after the listening to at https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/live-archived-meetings.

Proposal. HHSC proposes to extend cost charges for FMSA companies within the CLASS, CCAD, CAS, FC PHC, CMPAS, HCS, TxHmL, DBMD, PCS, STAR+PLUS, STAR Well being, and STAR Children packages, efficient September 1, 2022.

Methodology and Justification. The proposed cost charges for FMSA companies had been decided in response to the rate-setting methodologies codified at 1 TAC Part 355.114.

Briefing Packet. A briefing packet describing the proposed cost charges can be out there at https://pfd.hhs.texas.gov/rate-packets no later than Could 1, 2022. events may receive a duplicate of the briefing packet previous to the listening to by contacting the HHSC Supplier Finance Division by phone at (737) 867-7817, by fax at (512) 730-7475, or by e-mail at PFD-LTSS@hhs.texas.gov.

Written Feedback. Written feedback relating to the proposed cost charges could also be submitted in lieu of, or along with, oral testimony till 5:00 p.m. the day of the listening to. Written feedback could also be despatched by U.S. mail to the Texas Well being and Human Providers Fee, Consideration: Supplier Finance, Mail Code H-400, P.O. Field 149030, Austin, TX 78714-9030; by fax to Supplier Finance at (512) 730-7475; or by e-mail to PFD-LTSS@hhs.texas.gov. As well as, written feedback could also be despatched by in a single day mail or hand-delivered to Texas Well being and Human Providers Fee, Consideration: Supplier Finance, Mail Code H-400, North Austin Complicated Constructing, 4601 W Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78751.

U.S. Mail
Texas Well being and Human Providers Fee
Supplier Finance Division, Mail Code H-400
P.O. Field 149030
Austin, TX 78714-9030

In a single day mail or particular supply mail
Texas Well being and Human Providers Fee
Supplier Finance Division, Mail Code H-400
North Austin Complicated
4601 W Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78751

Telephone quantity for package deal supply: (512) 730-7401

Fax
Consideration: Supplier Finance at (512) 730-7475

E mail
PFD-LTSS@hhs.texas.gov

Most well-liked Communication. Through the present state of catastrophe resulting from COVID-19, bodily types of communication are checked with much less frequency than throughout regular enterprise operations. For the quickest response, please use e-mail or telephone, if potential, for communication with HHSC associated to this public listening to.

Individuals with disabilities who want to take part within the listening to and require auxiliary aids or companies ought to contact Supplier Finance at (512) 730-7401 no less than 72 hours earlier than the listening to so acceptable preparations will be made.