TXRPC - Texas Rehab Provider's Council

****IMPORTANT TXRPC CONFERENCE DEADLINES****

****IMPORTANT TXRPC CONFERENCE DEADLINES****

It's time for the TXRPC Annual Conference 2017!

March 30, 2017 to April 1, 2017

"NEW Location ... NEW Focus"

Click below for details!

More to come........

TXRPC#CONF2017 – TXRPC Annual Conference 2017 Julie has presented nationally for over 30 years in the area of seating and wheeled mobility with a focus on the evaluation, documentation and clinical application of available technologies.

Our monthly Board Member Conference Call is ongoing right now! We are very very close to announcing details regarding our Annual Conference in Spring 2017!

Also, we are blown away from the response that we received from our Newsletter: TXRPC Member News Update. If you did not receive a copy of it, email [email protected] to get on the email list!

ATP's, if you work in the pediatric field, make sure to remind your families that the deadline for choosing a Managed Care Plan is THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12!

If a plan is not chosen by that date, a plan will be chosen for your patient. So tomorrow, remember to ask parents and share this link with them if they have not chosen a plan!

Sample draft mandatory introduction packet for those covered by Medicaid who must enroll in STAR Kids - STAR Kids | Texas Health and Human Services STAR Kids is designed to meet the unique needs of youth and children with disabilities. The program will provide benefits such as prescription drugs, hospital care, primary and specialty care, preventive care, personal care services, private duty nursing, and durable medical equipment and supplies.…

Make sure to bookmark and follow the TXRPC website in coming months for news and updates regarding our annual Conference in Spring 2017. Some exciting news is coming soon!

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As the STAR Kids start date quickly approaches, make sure to check out this home page for STAR Kids.

Enrollment packets, introduction packets, and informational events across the state...make sure that you share this with your pediatric therapists, parents, and anyone you serve who will benefit from this!!!

STAR Kids | Texas Health and Human Services STAR Kids is a new Texas Medicaid managed care program that will provide Medicaid benefits, beginning November 1, 2016, to children and adults 20 and younger who have disabilities.Participation in the STAR Kids program is required for those who are 20 or younger, covered by Medicaid, and meet at lea...

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If you are an ATP treating pediatric clients, you may receive questions from families about the STAR Kids move on November 1. Here are some takeaways from this post:

If your company receives an approval between now and November 1 and the end authorization date is past November 1, TMHP will honor that approval if the delivery date is after November 1.

If you have a patient who travels anywhere in the state of Texas to a doctor or facility, those doctor's offices will still be allowed to treat your patient, as long as they enroll in the STAR Kids program in the patient's area. This is good news for many of the families that we serve!

We will continue posting information regarding STAR Kids and how we can help our patient's and their families make this transition as smoothly as possible!

Texas Medicaid clients moving to STAR Kids Nov. 1 will continue getting the long-term care services and supports they get now for six months or until their health plan completes a needs assessment. Additionally, they will continue getting the acute care services the get now, such as therapies, for six months, until the authorization expires, or until their health plan completes a needs assessment. If you have questions about STAR Kids, please email us at [email protected].

There are still a number of STAR Kids public meetings being held across the state in the month of September. Whether you are a DME company or you are an ATP who would like to keep your families better informed, make plans to attend one of these meetings and help prepare for November 1.

Medicaid Managed Care Initiatives The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will hold information sessions at locations around the state in August and September of 2016 related to the transition of various Medicaid services to the STAR Kids managed care program.

If you were unable to attend the July 26 Texas Health and Human Services Commission OPEN meeting to discuss program updates regarding Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), this link is for you!

HHSC has Live and archived videos of public meetings that are conducted. Future meeting dates and times will be shared on our page, and if you cannot attend in person, you can either watch the meeting live or catch up later by clicking on the 'Archive' tab.

We will be posting a lot more content in the near future regarding funding news as it relates to equipment, and if you have any questions, please message us or email [email protected]

HHSC News: Live and Archived Video If you have a hearing disability and need a written record of any of the archived meetings listed here, please send your request to [email protected].

SAVE THE DATE!!

Texas Health and Human Services Commission will hold an OPEN meeting to the public to discuss program updates regarding Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting will take place in Austin on July 26 at 1pm. The attached link includes more information on meeting information.

Many of our TXRPC members will be attending, and we encourage other members and CRT professionals to attend! If you can be there, please let us know by either commenting below or emailing us at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you in Austin! Come out and represent the industry and the clients that we are blessed to serve!!

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AGENDA: Updates on issues related to Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Texas Health and Human Services Commission Meeting Notices