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Revision 06-1; Effective April 10, 2006
Sometimes individuals or representatives of private businesses contact Community Services providers and misrepresent themselves as having affiliation with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in order to provide services or to inquire about purchasing a provider. At times these individuals are providing false information concerning issues such as rate cuts or proposed changes in program policies.
In order to make these Community Services contacts, it appears that these individuals or private businesses have obtained a list of Community Services providers either from HHSC state office or other sources. Although any individual or private business may, under state law, have a list of all Community Services providers, that in itself in no way indicates an affiliation with HHSC.