The Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) has issued a revised letter regarding the process for submitting resident death reports in nursing facilities (NF) and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities or related conditions (ICF/IID). The revised letter clarifies that hospital-based skilled nursing facilities (SNF) are not required to submit a resident death report. NFs must report resident deaths within ten working days after the last day of the month in which the death occurred or within 24 hours after a transfer to a hospital. All reporting must now be completed through the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP). ICF/IID providers are not required to submit death reports in TULIP but must continue to follow self-reporting rules. Hospital-based SNFs may voluntarily submit a resident death report following the NF process and must continue to follow self-reporting requirements.

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