Transition Assistance Services (TAS)

What is TAS?

Transition Assistance Services helps people who reside in a nursing facility and who are Medicaid-eligible to set up a household in the community if the person will be enrolling in one of the following Medicaid waiver programs upon discharge from the nursing facility:

  • Community Living Assistance and Support Services
  • Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities
  • Medically Dependent Children Program

Provider Communications

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How to Become a Provider

To be eligible to provide services and receive reimbursement for these services, a provider agency must meet certain eligibility criteria. Rules regarding program and contracting requirements can be found in Title 40 of the Texas Administrative Code as follows:

Open Enrollment Process

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission accepts applications through its open enrollment process to contract for the Transition Assistance Services program. Under the open enrollment process, HHSC awards contracts on a noncompetitive basis to eligible applicants meeting provider qualifications and other eligibility requirements.

Applications for TAS can be submitted year-round with no deadline. TAS program provider applicants must complete the application packet and include all required documents in accordance with HHSC instructions.

Visit the Contractor Enrollment Process & Requirements page for more information about HHSC provider enrollment process and requirements.

Once you have met the minimum eligibility criteria, you may review the required application documents at:

The forms may be downloaded for completion. Completed forms and any additional required information should be mailed to:

Regular mail
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Contract Administration and Provider Monitoring - Waiver Program Enrollments
Mail Code W-359
P.O. Box 149030
Austin, TX 78714-9030

Overnight/Express delivery
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Attention: Contract Administration and Provider Monitoring - Waiver Program Enrollments
Mail Code W-359
701 West 51st St.
Austin, TX 78751

Should you have any questions regarding the enrollment process for these programs, contact Contract Administration and Provider Monitoring - Waiver Program Enrollments at 512-438-3234.

Statutes & Rules

State

Other Rules and Statutes

Communications

Information & Provider Letters

Case-sensitive. Use commas to separate multiple entries.
Note: These files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.
Number Title/Notes Date Published
IL 2023-31 Fiscal Year 2023 Cutoff Date for Year-End Closeout Processing LTC TMHP Claims
IL 2023-21 Preparing for the Upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 Fee-for-Service Claims Billing Closeout
IL 2022-43 Fiscal Year 2022 Cutoff Date for Year-end Closeout Processing
IL 2022-31 Preparing for the upcoming Fiscal year 2022 Fee-for-Service Claims Billing Closeout
IL 2021-48 Acceptable Documentation for a Criminal History Check

Note: Revised November 10, 2021

IL 2021-36 Fiscal Year 2021 Cutoff Date for Year-end Closeout Processing
IL 2021-27 Preparing for the Upcoming Fiscal Year 2021 Fee-for-Service Claims Billing Closeout
IL 2021-09 Handling of Sensitive Personal Information and Breach Notification

Note: Replaces IL 2012-86

IL 2020-35 Fiscal Year 2020 Cutoff Date for Year-end Closeout Processing
IL 2020-24 Preparing for the Upcoming Fiscal year 2020 Fee-for-Service Claims Billing Closeout