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  1. What Defines "Nursing House Degree Of Care" & Why It Matters

    As with all of the states mentioned above, in Texas, one must even have a medical need as a way to be determined to want a degree of care consistent to that offered in a nursing residence. The Texas Medicaid & Health Partnership (TMHP), which is the Medicaid claims administrator for Texas, is the one who makes this determination. A registered nurse completes an evaluation, referred to as a Minimal Data Set (MDS), and once this is accomplished, TMHP conducts a review to find out if care is medically ...