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HHSC Publishes Payment Rates for Financial Management Services Agencies

Date: August 30, 2024
Attention: Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSA)
Effective date: September 1,2024

Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to notify FMSA’s that the Health and Human Services commission (HHSC) approved payment rates for the Biennial Fee Review effective September 1, 2024.

How this impacts providers: These approved FMSA rates specifically encompass monthly FMSA fees for the following programs: 

  • Community Care Services Eligibility (CCSE) (formerly Community Care for Aged/Disabled (CCAD))
  • Consumer Managed Personal Attendant Services (CMPAS)
  • Personal Care Services (PCS)
  • STAR Kids/STAR Health

HHSC reviewed FMSA payment rates and methodology as part of a fiscal year 2024 biennial fee review.

Next step for Providers: Providers should reference the approved FMSA payment rates, effective September 1, 2024, at: https://pfd.hhs.texas.gov/long-term-services-supports and share this communication with their staff. 

If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org 

For access to all provider alerts,log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers