DADS Provider Alerts and Bulletins Update

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Website Update Notice

DADS has issued the following Provider Alerts or Bulletins:

Opportunity to Contract with DADS to Become a Service Provider for the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) Program in Regions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9

The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is issuing this alert to providers and other qualified entities interested in becoming a Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) provider in Regions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, or 9. DBMD is a Medicaid waiver program serving individuals with deaf-blindness with an additional disability resulting in a need for DBMD services.

DBMD Providers must have current Home and Community Support Service Agency (HCSSA) licensure with at least the Licensed Home Health Services (LHHS) category to be eligible to provide services in the DBMD Program. New DBMD providers in a region must serve all counties within the region.

Please contact Paul Straka in Community Services Contracts at DADS by phone at 512-438-3460 or email at paul.straka@dads.state.tx.us if you are interested in becoming a DBMD Provider in one or both of the above listed regions.