Overview
The Provider Finance Department (PFD) Local Funding (LF) team, previously known as the Local Funds Monitoring (LFM) team, monitors the non-federal share funds of Medicaid payments that are provided by local governmental entities. The non-federal share funds are received by HHSC via an intergovernmental transfer (IGT) or through a certified public expenditure (CPE) process. HHSC, as the state Medicaid agency, is responsible for ensuring that all funds received from local governmental entities (LGEs) are permissible sources of non-federal share.
LF is comprised of the following teams:
- Reporting Team – compiles and publishes both legislative and ad hoc reporting, maintains and manages LGE information, and conducts post determination reviews (PDRs).
- Review Team – annually reviews funds that are transferred or certified by LGEs as the non-federal share of Medicaid supplemental and directed payments to ensure they comply with state and federal law and associated reporting requirements.
- Payments Team – ensures IGT is received from LGEs, and payments are distributed to providers from directed and supplemental payment programs.
Announcements
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General notified the Texas Health and Human Services Commission that they will terminate the audits Texas’ Use of Select Counties’ Local Provider Participation Funds (LPPFs) as the State Share of Medicaid Hospital Payments (i.e., Smith County (A-06-22-09005) and Amarillo, Tarrant, and Webb Counties (A-06-23-04005). A copy of the notification can be found here (.pdf).
Annual Reporting/LoFTS
Please note: The LoFTS login page can be found at login to LoFTS.
If you are required to update files in LoFTS and have questions, please email PFD_LFM@hhs.texas.gov.
Reporting Resources
- LoFTS Resources
FFY 2024 LoFTS User Guides
- Annual Reporting FAQs (.pdf) (Updated 10/29/2024)
- Registration, Login, & Module Determination (.pdf) (Updated 10/04/2024)
- Funding Source Statement (.pdf)
- Module 1 (.pdf)
- Module 2 (.pdf)
- Module 3 (.pdf)
FFY 2024 LoFTS Reporting Materials
- Funding Source Statement Checklist (.pdf)
- Module 1 Checklist (.pdf)
- Module 2 Checklist (.pdf)
- Module 3 Checklist (.pdf)
- Nursing Facilities with CHOWS - Active and Closed (.xlsx)
- Comprehensive Hospitals List from Texas HHS Regulatory Data (.xlsx): This list combines the Texas HHS General and Specialty Hospitals with the Texas HHS Private Psychiatric Hospitals and lists each hospital by county.
- Recorded Trainings and Meetings
FFY 2024 LoFTS Recorded Trainings
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- Introduction to LoFTS (.mp4) (2 mins)
- Registering for LoFTS (.mp4) (5 mins)
- LoFTS Passwords and Login (.mp4) (3 mins)
- LoFTS Home Page and Module Determination (.mp4) (7 mins)
- LoFTS Funding Source Statement (.mp4) (13 mins)
- LoFTS Module 1 (.mp4) (26 mins)
- LoFTS Module 2 (.mp4) (8 mins)
- LoFTS Module 3 (.mp4) (15 mins)
- LoFTS Risk Assessment Matrix
The LoFTS Risk Assessment Matrix shows the automated risk calculations built into LoFTS platform as of September 17, 2024.
These calculations comprise the risk scores that appear in the email received by a governmental entity upon completion of LoFTS Reporting. The cells marked "MANUAL" indicate where adjustments are made to risk scores by Local Funding after the LoFTS reporting period closes.
The information in the file below is subject to change as LoFTS improvements are made:
- LoFTS Risk Assessment Matrix (.xlsx)(Updated 9/17/2024)
- LoFTS Risk Assessment Matrix (.xlsx)(Updated 9/17/2024)
External Reports
In accordance with the requirement of the 2023-24 General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (Article II, Health and Human Services Commission, Rider 15 (b)), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) must report certain financial, expenditure, and survey information regarding the use of local funds in the Medicaid program.
- Annual Reporting Fast Facts
- Rider Reports
- Provider Feedback Surveys
2023
- LoFTS Provider Survey Report (.pdf) (Updated 03/25/2024)
Contact Information
- Email: PFD_LFM@hhs.texas.gov
- Phone: 737-867-7877
Statutes and Rules
- Detailed requirements for eligible non-federal funds can be found in federal statute and in federal regulation.
- Rules governing the LF review and reporting processes can be found in the Texas Administrative Code.
General Information
- LPPF Overview (.pdf) (Updated 12/15/2023)
- Local Provider Participation Funds Map (.pdf)
- LPPFs with their enabling legislation and statutory authority (.pdf)
- Texas Medicaid CHIP SDA Map effective August 2024 (.pdf)
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