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Written comments regarding the annual update or the five-year plan
may be faxed or mailed to: Texas Department of Family and Protec-
tive Services, Attention: Max Villarreal; P.O. Box 149030, MC Y-934;
Austin, Texas 78714-9030; telephone (512) 919-7868; fax (512) 339-
5927. The comments must be received no later than May 4, 2009.
TRD-200901160
Gerry Williams
General Counsel
Department of Family and Protective Services
Filed: March 24, 2009
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Notice of Award of a Major Consulting Contract
Pursuant to Chapter 2254, Subchapter B, Texas Government Code,
the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announces the
award of contract 529-08-0187-00001 to Altarum Institute, an entity
with a principal place of business at 3520 Green Court, Suite 300, Ann
Arbor, Michigan 48105. The contractor will provide Court-Ordered
("No Care") study (incompliance with Frew, et al. v. Hawkins, et al.)
to determine whether there are barriers (and, if so, recommend strate-
gies) that cause Class Members to receive no care or receive only emer-
gency department or inpatient hospital care.
The total value of the contract with Altarum Institute is $562,698.50.
The contract was executed on March 18, 2009 and will expire (in thir-
teen months) on April 18, 2010, unless extended or terminated sooner
by the parties. Altraum Institute will produce numerous documents and
reports during the term of the contract, with the final reporting due by
(367 days after start) or on or about March 20, 2010.
TRD-200901154
Steve Arag6n
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: March 23, 2009* *+
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Public Notice
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) an-
nounces its intent to terminate the Integrated Care Management (ICM)
Program 1915(b) waiver. The termination date is May 31, 2009.
On February 1, 2008, the ICM program began serving people living in
the Dallas and Tarrant Medicaid service areas who are 65 or older or
who have a disability. HHSC and Evercare of Texas, L.L.C (Evercare)
have agreed to end the contract for ICM service management.
Former ICM members will be served by programs that were in place
prior to the ICM program's implementation. Effective June 1, 2009,
ICM members will be served in either traditional Medicaid or State of
Texas Access Reform (STAR), depending on their eligibility.
After termination of the ICM program, clients will continue to receive
at least the same level of Medicaid benefits that they had in ICM. Med-
icaid-only ICM clients will continue to receive unlimited medically
necessary prescription drugs from Medicaid. ICM Clients enrolled in
Medicare will continue to receive covered acute care services and pre-
scription drugs from Medicare without any change in benefits.
Clients who received Primary Home Care (PHC) services or Day Ac-
tivity and Health Services (DAHS) in ICM will continue to receive
these services. The Department of Aging and Disability Services will
provide case management services for the PHC and DAHS programs.To obtain copies of the proposed waiver amendments, interested parties
may contact Christine Longoria by mail at the Texas Health and Hu-
man Services Commission, P.O. Box 85200, mail code H-620, Austin,
Texas 78708-5200; by telephone at (512) 491-1152; by fax at (512)
491-1953; or by e-mail at Christine.Longoria@hhsc.state.tx.us.
TRD-200901188
Steve Arag6n
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: March 25, 2009
Public Notice
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) intends to
submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an amend-
ment to the two Integrated Care Management (ICM) Program 1915(c)
waivers, which are Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services
waiver programs under the authority of 1915(c) of the Social Security
Act. The waiver programs are currently approved for the three year
period beginning February 1, 2008, and ending January 31, 2011. The
proposed effective date for the amendments is June 1, 2009.
The ICM 1915(c) waiver program provides home and commu-
nity-based services to Medicaid clients in the Dallas and Tarrant
Service areas. These two service areas include the counties of Collin,
Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Kaufman, Johnson, Navarro,
Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise.
This amendment transfers the case management and coordination of
long term care service delivered by Evercare of Texas, L.L.C. for the
two ICM 1915(c) waiver programs to the Department of Aging and
Disability Services (DADS).
HHSC is requesting that the waiver amendment be approved for the
period beginning June 1, 2009, through January 31, 2011. This amend-
ment maintains cost neutrality for waiver years 2009 through 2011.
HHSC has posted a separate notice in this issue of the Texas Register
regarding its intent to terminate the ICM 1915(b) waiver. Please note
that effective June 1, 2009, ICM members will receive acute care ser-
vices through traditional Medicaid or the State of Texas Access Reform
(STAR) 1915(b) waiver program, depending on their eligibility.
To obtain copies of the proposed waiver amendments, interested par-
ties may contact Christine Longoria by mail at Texas Health and Hu-
man Services Commission, P.O. Box 85200, mail code H-620, Austin,
Texas 78708-5200; by telephone at (512) 491-1152; by fax at (512)
491-1953; or by e-mail at Christine.Longoria@hhsc.state.tx.us.
TRD-200901189
Steve Arag6n
Chief Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Filed: March 25, 2009*
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Public Notice
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) intends to
submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an amend-
ment to the State of Texas Access Reform (STAR) program, which is
a Medicaid waiver program under the authority of Title XIX, Section
1915(b) of the Social Security Act. The STAR program is currently
approved for the two year period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending
June 31, 2010. The proposed effective date for the amendment is June
1, 2009.34 TexReg 2292 April 3, 2009
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