November 20, 2013 Public Hearings
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Public Hearing - Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the second quarter 2013 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates. The hearing will be held in compliance with Human Resources Code §32.0282 and the Texas Administrative Code, Title 1 (1 TAC), §355.201, which require public notice of and hearings on proposed Medicaid reimbursements.
Proposal. The payment rates for the second quarter 2013 HCPCS updates are proposed to be effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Methodology and Justification. The proposed payment rates were calculated in accordance with 1 TAC:
§355.8021, which addresses the reimbursement methodology for home health services and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies;
§355.8081, which addresses payments for laboratory and x-ray services, radiation therapy, physical therapists' services, physician services, podiatry services, chiropractic services, optometric services, ambulance services, dentists' services, psychologists' services, licensed psychological associates' services, maternity clinic services, and tuberculosis clinic services;
§355.8085, which addresses the reimbursement methodology for physicians and other practitioners; and
§355.8441, which addresses the reimbursement methodology for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Services.
Public Hearing
Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the second quarter 2013 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates. The hearing will be held in compliance with Human Resources Code §32.0282 and the Texas Administrative Code, Title 1 (1 TAC), §355.201, which require public notice of and hearings on proposed Medicaid reimbursements. Proposal. The payment rates for the second quarter 2013 HCPCS updates are proposed to be effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Methodology and Justification. The proposed payment rates were calculated in accordance with 1 TAC:
§355.8021, which addresses the reimbursement methodology for home health services and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies;
§355.8081, which addresses payments for laboratory and x-ray services, radiation therapy, physical therapists' services, physician services, podiatry services, chiropractic services, optometric services, ambulance services, dentists' services, psychologists' services, licensed psychological associates' services, maternity clinic services, and tuberculosis clinic services;
§355.8085, which addresses the reimbursement methodology for physicians and other practitioners; and
§355.8441, which addresses the reimbursement methodology for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Services.
