Texas Legislature Moves HCB Case Management From Private Providers To Regional Authorities

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services In the state’s new budget, Texas lawmakers changed how services are managed for people with disabilities, shifting case management responsibilities for home- and community-based waiver services (HCBS) from private provider organizations to the state’s 39 local Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authorities (MRAs). The goal was to ensure that case management and oversight were provided by an entity without a financial interest in the provision of services. The change, which took place in June 2010, affects about 19,000 individuals who receive Medicaid waiver services. Before the shift . . .