Due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is asking all Nursing Facilities (NFs) to submit PASRR Positive PL1s a little differently than under normal circumstances. What changed For the duration of the public health emergency, any new PL1 for a PASRR … Read More
Texas Providers: Upcoming TMHP training for LTC Online Portal users
Attention Texas SNFs: Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has announced a two-part live training webinar to help providers submit forms and assessments accurately and efficiently on the LTC Online Portal. The sessions will be conducted by a TMHP Training Services Representative and will include a live Q&A session and … Read More
Texas PASRR Form 1012 available beginning Sept. 24
Attention Texas providers: Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) has informed us that the new Form 1012 for will be available for use effective Sept. 24, 2018. Nursing Facilities that discover a mental illness diagnosis for an individual in their facility, when the current PASRR Level 1 screening is negative for … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Texas PASRR: Understanding Developmental Disabilities
In the PASRR Technical Assistance Call (PTAC) on Sept. 11, Texas Health and Human Services discussed developmental disabilities, how to determine when someone meets the criteria for diagnosis, and how to address them on the PL1. Also included was a brief discussion on the new enhancement to merge the IDT … Read More
Texas providers: Share your PASRR success stories
Why PASRR: Share your success story! Because the work you do with PASRR and PL1 processes is important, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is asking Texas providers to share success stories related to PASRR. Why is PASRR important? As a Texas long-term care provider, the screening you do (PL1) … Read More