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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 261 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS (ICF/IID) PROGRAM--CONTRACTING
SUBCHAPTER E - ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLMENT AND REVIEW
SECTION/RULE §261.248 - Lapsed Level of Care
Chapter Review Date 07/22/2024

(a) The department will not pay a program provider for ICF/MR Program services provided during a period of time in which the individual's LOC lapsed unless the program provider requests and is granted a reinstatement of the LOC in accordance with this section.(b) To request reinstatement of an LOC, a program provider must electronically transmit to the department an MR/RC Assessment indicating:(1) a code "E" in the "Purpose" section; and(2) the beginning and ending dates of the period of time for which the individual's LOC lapsed.(c) The department will not grant a request for reinstatement of an LOC:(1) if the individual does not have a current LOC;(2) to establish program eligibility;(3) to renew an LOC;(4) to obtain an LOC for a period of time for which an LOC has been denied;(5) to revise an LON; or(6) for a period of time during which the individual is not eligible for Medicaid.(d) If the department grants a reinstatement, the reinstatement will be for a period of not more than 180 days prior to the date of electronic transmission of the MR/RC Assessment described in subsection (b) of this section.(e) A program provider must maintain a paper copy of the completed MR/RC Assessment with all necessary signatures in the individual's record. The signed MR/RC Assessment must contain information identical to the information on the electronically transmitted MR/RC Assessment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §261.248 adopted to be effective September 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5384; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127.

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