HCBS-AMH Billing Specialist

Date:
Aug 24, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Functional

Title:

HCBS-AMH Billing Specialist Job Title: Program Specialist V Agency: Health & Human Services Comm Department: BH Waivers-HCBS-AMH Posting Number: 20436 Closing Date: 09/23/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Community and Social Services Salary Range: $4,523.16 - $7,253.83 Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-21 Shift: Day Additional Shift: Days (First)

Telework

Travel:
Up to 15%
Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST

Other Locations:

MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS

Brief Job Description

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Behavioral Health Medicaid Programs (BHMP) unit seeks a highly qualified candidate to fill the Home and Community-Based Services
- Adult Mental Health (HCBS-AMH) Billing Specialist, or Program Specialist V, position. BHMP is driven by the program mission and vision to deliver quality, cost effective services to Texans. The Program Specialist V works under the general direction of the HCBS-AMH Manager or the designee with considerable latitude for use of initiative and independent judgment. Specialist functions as part of a team specifically designated to work on oversight and management of the Medicaid State Plan Amendment, 1915(i) program, called Home and Community-Based Services
- Adult Mental Health (HCBS-AMH) for persons with serious mental illness. The HCBS-AMH program provides an array of services appropriate to each person's needs to enable them to live and experience a successful tenure in their community. Services are designed to support long-term recovery from mental illness and to divert placement in correctional facilities, hospital emergency departments and psychiatric hospitalization. The Program Specialist V will perform advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work that involves working with community-based providers.

Duties may include: processing and tracking billing functions and practice, technical assistance for program providers, policy oversight, service delivery oversight, quality management activities, data analysis, and program evaluation activities. Performs highly advanced professional administrative and policy analysis work. Work involves evaluating systems and procedures, including evaluating operation and procedure manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Specialist will work closely with other BHMP staff members, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), and TMHP to develop and implement program policy initiatives, and ensure project course corrections when needed including Billing Manual updates.

Works closely with the mental health providers contracted to provide state plan program services to ensure contractual language and services are in alignment with policy. Oversees policy updates and alignment of program services with proposed or actual legislative changes and requirements.

Provides complex consultative…