HHSC’s Provider Finance Department (PFD) provided Information Letter No. 2024-15 notifying Providers of the 2024 Cost Report and 2024 and 2025 Accountability Report training schedule. Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions (ICF/IID), Nursing Facility (NF), Residential Care (RC), and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Providers will be required to submit 2024 cost reports to HHSC PFD.
Preparers must attend cost report training for every program for which a cost or accountability report is submitted. If a preparer attends Cost Report Training, then the preparer is approved to prepare other reports for that program within the biennium. Preparers who have NOT completed training for a specific program’s cost or accountability report will NOT be able to submit a cost or accountability report for that program. A Cost or Accountability Report will not be accepted for any of the following programs if the preparer has not attended the required training.
To view the 2024 Cost Report Training Schedule for all programs, please visit the 2024 Cost Report Training Schedule website.
HHSC PFD encourages you to visit the HHSC Provider Finance Department’s website. The HHSC PFD website contains the following:
- Program-specific cost report instructions,
- Cost report training information and materials,
- Payment rates, and
- Weblinks for training information and registration.
If you have any questions, you may contact the HHSC Provider Finance Department, Long-term Services and Supports (LTSS), Customer Information Center at pfd-ltss@hhs.texas.gov or (737) 867-7817.
Providers are encouraged to share this information with their staff. If you have any questions about this notice, please email Provider Relations at ProviderRelations@cfhp.com or call 210-358-6294. You can also contact your Provider Relations Representative directly.
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