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Revision 06-1; Effective April 10, 2006
Provider enrollment is the method of contracting for Emergency Response Services (ERS). A legal entity may apply to receive a contract if the legal entity meets the requirements specified in Chapter 49, Contracting for Community Care Services.
When a provider applies to provide ERS, regional staff send the provider an application package. The package includes a list of current providers, unit rate(s) paid to each provider and the areas each provider serves. The applicant specifies in the completed package a unit rate for the counties in the region that the applicant plans to serve. Only one unit rate is allowed for each contract in each region, regardless of the number of counties served. The unit rate may not exceed the lesser of the:
- statewide ceiling; or
- average private-pay rate for services delivered according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) standards.
2310 Enrollment
Revision 06-1; Effective April 10, 2006
Regional contract staff enroll providers in the Emergency Response Services program. To have your enrollment-related questions answered, call the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) regional office in your city. See Appendix II, Regional Contacts.
2320 Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Revision 06-1; Effective April 10, 2006
Because the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requires both private and public facilities to be accessible without discrimination, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) can refuse to contract with a facility that has been licensed but does not meet ADA requirements.