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5110 Billing and Claims Payment, Rule

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40 Texas Administrative Code, Section 55.41.

Rule Section 55.41, regarding reimbursement of two consecutive failed delivery of meals, is applicable unless otherwise stated. See 4300, Service Requirements, Rule, for billing exception.

5120 Claims and Payment Information

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A provider agency may access information about, or request assistance with, claims and payments through the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) website on the Provider for Long Term Care Web page.

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5210 HHSC Rate Analysis

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A provider agency may access rate information at the Health and Human Services Commission 
(HHSC) Rate Analysis website.

5220 Reimbursement Methodology for Home-Delivered Meals, Rule

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1 Texas Administrative Code Section 355.511.

See Appendix III, Cost Determination Process, for information.

5230 Budget-Based Rate Negotiation

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The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) posts budget-based rate negotiation documents and detailed instructions on the Home-Delivered Meals (HDM) provider page.

A provider agency must use these documents during budget-based rate negotiations with the DADS contract manager to develop a per meal unit rate for the upcoming Federal Fiscal Year (FFY). In addition, a provider agency that is a common provider will be contacted by its Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to negotiate per meal unit rates for those meals. AAAs and DADS continue to jointly negotiate budgets and rates for common providers.

DADS contract managers and provider agencies, as applicable, will review projected expenses for the coming FFY in conjunction with final budget numbers for the most current completed fiscal year and apply cost allocation methodology and cost principles to arrive at the appropriate per meal unit rate for the upcoming FFY. The contract specific rate cannot exceed the unit reimbursement rate established by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

For additional information on delivery of fewer than five hot meals per week, see 4310, Waiver Request.