Section 554.2144 - Procedures Following Termination of the Provider Agreement(a) The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) may continue payments for no more than 30 days from the date DHS cancels a facility's provider agreement if DHS determines that: (1) reasonable efforts are being made to transfer the residents to another facility, to community care, or to other alternate care; and(2) additional time is needed to effect an orderly transfer of the residents.(b) When a facility's provider agreement is terminated by DHS, the department will not enter into another provider agreement with the facility until 30 days have expired. If the facility reapplies for a provider agreement, DHS conducts an on-site visit to determine if the facility is complying with Medicaid requirements. If the facility is complying with Medicaid requirements and a provider agreement with the facility is not prohibited by DHS debarment rules, DHS enters into a provider agreement with the facility. This remedy will be applied in any category which results in the termination of the provider agreement.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.2144
The provisions of this §19.2144 adopted to be effective July 31, 1995, 20 TexReg 5259; Entire chapter transferred from Title 40, Pt. 1, Ch. 19 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 50, December 11, 2020, TexReg 8871, eff. 1/15/2021