SAVE THE DATE: October 13, 2014 HCBS Rules Stakeholder Meeting HCBS Rules: Public Meeting The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) are holding a public stakeholder meeting on October 13, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to hear public testimony about recently-adopted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules. The rules concern Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), and its impact on certain programs administered by HHSC, DSHS and DADS. The public will be able to provide public testimony on the following 1915(c) Medicaid waivers: • Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) • Deaf Blind Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) • Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) • Home and Community-based Services (HCS) • Texas Home Living (TxHmL) • Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Public Comment HHSC, DADS and DSHS will accept comments through several channels. A person can attend the public meeting on October 13, 2014 in person and sign up onsite for a maximum of three (3) minutes of speaking time. A person can submit written comments before, during, and after the public stakeholder meeting to: ◦ HHSC for the 1915(i) and (k) programs at: [email protected]; ◦ DADS programs (HCS, TxHmL, CLASS, DBMD and MDCP) at [email protected]; and ◦ DSHS for the YES waiver to: [email protected].
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 04:53:45 +0000
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