Volume XXX, Number 6
 June 2015

THCAPAC 500 Club & Recognitions

With the Texas Legislature now adjourned, it is extremely important that we work towards replenishing our PAC dollars.  Please coordinate your facility fundraisers to meet or exceed your $500 CLUB contributions.  If you’d like to submit a personal contribution by personal credit card, contact Gina Muniz at gmuniz@txhca.org.

Please take a moment to recognize contributors since our last writing:

Kelly Stanley,
Community Portable X-Ray

Toni Felts,
MetroStat Diagnostic Services & Clinical Laboratory

Duncanville Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Nexion Health

Thank You!!!

$500 Club Fundraising Goals:

• Owners/Operators and Administrators:
  All member facilities are asked to participate in the “500 Club” by raising at least $500 per year.  When sending in your facility fundraising contributions, please ensure it includes the name of your facility and the name of your facility’s administrator.

• THCA Owners/CEO’s, corporate staff, business members, and others are asked to make a personal contribution towards a goal of $500 per person.  Please be sure to include the name of your company with your contribution.

All contributions must be Personal Check, Money Order or Cashiers Check (Company/Corporate checks cannot be accepted) Payable and Mailed as follows: THCAPAC, P.O. Box 4554, Austin, TX 78765. For information on making your personal contribution by personal credit card, contact Gina Muniz gmuniz@txhca.org; (512) 458-1257.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Golf “Fore” PAC Tournament

Monday, September 21, 2015

1600 Fairway Dr., Grapevine, TX

(in conjunction with THCA’s 2015 Annual Convention & Trade Show)

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?’s About THCAPAC…Here’s How To Contact Us

Ron Payne, THCAPAC Co-Chair
rpayne@swltc.com

Mark McKenzie, THCAPAC Co-Chair
mmckenzie@
seniorcarecentersltc.com

Gina Muniz, THCAPAC Liaison
gmuniz@txhca.org

THCAPAC
P. O. Box 4554,
Austin, TX 78765
512.458.1257

President’s Report

• Sine Die (from the Latin “without day”)

Legislative Update

• State Budget Heading To Governor’s Desk

• Legislative Measures Address Long Term Care

Commitment to Care

• Focused Dementia Surveys have begun in Texas – Be sure you’re READY!

State News

• Clarification on Reimbursement for GDT by MCOs

• HHSC Develops New Cost Reporting System for 2015 Reports

• DADS Develops New Mechanism to Report Medicaid Bed Occupancy

• THCA analysis of survey activity and deficiencies – 2nd quarter FY 2015

• Texas Medicaid Providers Re-enrollment Still Under Development for NFs and ALs

• NF Utilization Review Meeting Slated for June 8 in Austin

• Emergency Preparedness Reminder from DADS

National News

• Members of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) can now easily upload turnover and retention data in LTC Trend Tracker

• Traditional vs QIS Findings and Issues

• AHCA / Aon to Perform Annual Study of Liability Costs

Exhibitor News

• Exhibitors – Registration for the THCA 65th Annual Convention & Trade Show Starts Today

THCAPAC

• THCAPAC 500 Club & Recognitions

Education

• THCA 65th Annual Convention & Trade Show

• DADS Provider Joint Training Opportunities

Calendar

• June 2015

• July 2015

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