Volume XXXI, Number 7
July 2016

President’s Report

Hope to see you and your family here this week at THCA’s 2016 Summer Conference and Resource Fair

Onward and Upward, higher and higher…..

Thank you for your membership and for answering the call on a daily basis for elderly and disabled Texans

President’s Report

• President’s Report – July 2016

 Legislative Update

• State Leaders Tell Agencies to Cut Their Budgets by Four Percent

• Final THCA Endorsed Candidate Wins Primary

Commitment to Care

• Commitment to Care News – July 2016

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If you have any questions about the THCA Commitment to Care Initiative or would like to share your facilities successes please contact Gloria Bean-Williams by email or call (512) 458-1257.

State / THCA News

• 2014 NF Medicaid Cost Report Analysis

• DADS Issues Information Letter No. 16-22: FY 2016 Fee-for Service Claims Billing Closeout

• Clarification for Hospice Resident on MMP

National / AHCA News

• HHS Office of Civil Rights Releases Guidance and Resources for Long Term Care Facilities on Using the MDS to Facilitate Opportunities to Live in the Most Integrated Setting

• Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum

Announcements & Recognition

• Announcements/Recognition – July 2016

Education

• Save the Date!
  Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control in Nursing Facilities
  July 14, 2016 – Midland
  July 28, 2016 – San Marcos

Calendar

• July 2016
• August 2016