Business Area
Access and Intake Programs
Chief Financial Officer

Programs

Community Based Alternatives (CBA) Program

Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Program

Consolidated Waiver (CWP) Program

Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) Program

Medically Dependent Children (MDCP) Program

Nursing Facility (NF) Program

Hospice Program

Home and Community-based Services (HCS) Program

Texas Home Living Program (TxHmL)

Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disability (ICF/MR) Program

General Revenue Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (MR GR)

Domain
Integrated Service Authorization and Eligibility Determination for Texas Citizens to avail Aging and Disability Services from Providers in the State of Texas

Need
SSAS Project moved the MI (Mentally Impaired) Mental Health CARE Service Authorization functionality to the DADS Service Authorization System (SAS) and the TMHP Long Term Care (LTC) Portal. The Single Service Authorization System (SSAS) will allow for standardized edits, business processes and reporting capabilities.

Benefits

SOA based modernized SAS system and be able to reduce costs associated for the maintenance of the CARE mainframe system

Single Service Authorization system for the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHmL), Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disability (ICF/MR), General Revenue Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (MR GR) programs

Source of Funding
Legislative Appropriated Funding with 90-10 Federal funding

Technologies
Java, J2EE, JSF, Struts, Oracle 10g, Drools Rules Engine, Web Services, IBM WSRR, Mainframe