ARPA HCBS Provider Retention Payments Attestation and Reporting Requirements
Date: 06/06/23
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) implemented the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention payments, a part of the HHSC ARPA HCBS Spending Plan. The ARPA HCBS Retention Payments were distributed as a temporary rate add-on for eligible service claims with dates of service from March 1, 2022, and August 31, 2022. HHSC will not include the add-on rate in calculating the cost of services on an individual plan of care or individual service plan.
HHSC requires providers who delivered eligible HCBS services with service dates between March 1, 2022, and August 31, 2022, to submit an attestation, an initial report, and a final report. The attestation, initial, and final reports are due 90 calendar days after the end of the federally-declared COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), which expired on May 11, 2023.
The deadline for the attestation and reports has been extended to Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
The Attestation, Initial Report, and Final Report can be accessed on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments section of the HHSC Provider Finance Department Long-term Services and Supports webpage.
Providers can also access the following on the HHSC Provider Finance Department Long-term Services and Supports webpage:
- Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSA) Templates,
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Compliance list and other information
Please note, providers who do not submit the attestation, initial report and final report will be subject to recoupment of all ARPA HCBS funds.
For questions, please contact your Account Manager.