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Tex. HHSC Medicaid Hospice Provider Manual § 1100
Role of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Revision 08-1; Effective November 12, 2008
HHSC staff work directly with Medicaid hospice providers in the following areas:
Conduct audits on contracts with hospice providers.
Issue Medicaid contracts to hospice providers that have met the Medicaid contract requirements.
Authorize hospice services based on the receipt of the individual's required hospice eligibility documents. HHSC must receive these documents before hospice payments can be made.
Conduct on-site visits to each hospice provider to ensure contract requirements are met and determine if the quality of care being given meets state and federal standards and is appropriate for each individual's particular need.
Determine reimbursement rates for hospices based on the wage index set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Provenance
- Source
- fhb.hhs.texas.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- mhpm-2011-05-11
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