Provider Letters to HHS Regulated Long-term Care Providers
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| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PL 2021-06 | LTCR Waivers During Severe Winter Weather | 2/19/2021 |
| PL 2020-54 | Guidance for Activities, Dining, and Volunteers | 11/23/2020 |
| PL 2020-49 | Process to Request Free COVID-19 Point of Care Antigen Test Kits Note: Revised November 23, 2020 |
11/23/2020 |
| PL 2020-47 | Reporting Guidance for Long-Term Care Providers - Point-of-Care Antigen Testing | 10/26/2020 |
| PL 2020-39 | COVID-19 Response - Reopening Visitation | 9/25/2020 |
| PL 2020-35 | Screening for COVID-19 and Documentation of Screening | 7/20/2020 |
| PL 2020-28 | Volunteer Portal | 4/27/2020 |
| PL 2020-21 | Suspension of Certain LTCR Requirements during COVID-19 Outbreak | 3/20/2020 |
| PL 2020-20 | Incident Submission Portal for Long-Term Care (LTC) Providers under Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) | 3/20/2020 |
| PL 2020-17 | Guidance on COVID-19 in Inpatient Hospice Units | 3/21/2020 |
| PL 2019-19 | Retired Survey and Certification Clarification Letters | 10/10/2019 |
| PL 2019-11 | New Policy, Rules and Training Mailbox | 4/23/2019 |
| PL 2019-05 | Retired Home and Community Support Services Agencies Provider Letters | 4/10/2019 |
| PL 2019-01 | Acceptable Documentation for a Criminal History Check Note: Replaces PL 09-05 and PL 13-02 |
1/04/2019 |
| PL 2018-26 | Providing Access to Electronic Health Records Note: Replaces PL 18-10 |
12/10/2018 |
| PL 2018-25 | Delayed-Egress Locks | 11/26/2018 |
| PL 2018-20 | Incident Reporting Requirements Note: Replaces PL 13-04 and PL 18-07 |
9/17/2018 |
| PL 2018-19 | Emergency Preparedness Reminder Note: Replaces PL 15-15 and PL 15-04 |
9/07/2018 |
| PL 2018-10 | Electronic Health Records Note: Removed April 29, 2020 Replaced by PL 18-26 |
6/12/2018 |
| PL 2017-37 | HHS Transformation and Provider Expectations | 12/13/2017 |
| PL 2017-24 | All Providers are Required to Redo Nurse Aide Registry (NAR) Searches Conducted from June 14, 2017, through August 3, 2017 | 9/07/2017 |
| PL 2017-23 | All Providers Are Required To Redo Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR) Searches Conducted From June 9, 2017, through July 27, 2017 | 8/07/2017 |
| PL 2015-10 | Direction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Prioritization of Initial Medicare Certification Surveys (Replaces PL 13-10) | 4/13/2015 |
| PL 2015-04 | Discontinuation of the Facility Inventory, Vacancy and Evacuation Status System
Replaced by PL 18-19 |
1/12/2015 |
| IL 2014-43 / PL 2014-23 | Contracts, Roles, and Responsibilities between an Intermediate Care Facility/Individuals with an Intellectual Disability and Hospice Provider Note: Replaces IL14-43/PL14-04 and PL06-16/06-31 |
8/19/2014 |
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Letters updated: March 4, 2021