What is TxHmL?
TxHmL provides selected essential services and supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in their family homes or their own homes.
Provider Communications
Click here for news, information letters (ILs) and provider letters (PLs).
Resources
- Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Common Infections in LTC Facilities (PDF)
- COVID-19 FAQ for HCS and TxHmL Providers with General Questions also Applicable to ICF/IID (PDF)
Contact Program Staff
- Provider/policy information: txhml@hhsc.state.tx.us / txhmlpolicy@hhsc.state.tx.us
- Contracting information: 512-438-3234 / IDDWaiverContractEnrollment@hhsc.state.tx.us
- Eligibility information: Your local authority
- Regional nurses: Community Services regional contacts for your region
Publications
- Explanation of the TxHmL program brochure explains the types of services and supports provided to Texas with developmental disabilities or a related condition so they can continue to live with their families or in their own homes. PDF in English | PDF in Spanish
- Your Rights in the Texas Home Living Program explains the rights and privileges consumers have when receiving services through the program. PDF in English | PDF in Spanish
Regulatory Comment Card Survey
- Please click here to take a short survey about the recent visit to your facility by Texas Health and Human Services Regulatory Services.
- Please click here to take a short survey about the recent visit to your facility by Texas Health and Human Services Regulatory Services.
Statutes and Rules
State
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 9: Texas Home Living Program (TxHmL) and Community First Choice (CFC)
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 41: Consumer-Directed Services
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 49: Contracting for Community Services
Federal
Other Rules and Statutes
HB 3720
Review Tools and Forms
Additional Resources
- Provider and LIDDA CARE Report Crosswalk
- Provider and LIDDA CARE Screen Crosswalk
- Comprehensive Nursing Assessment (PDF)
- HCS and TxHmL Transformation Webinar (PDF)
- Interpretive Guidance Booklet (PDF)
- HCS & TxHmL Certification Principles Webinar Series: Participant Q&A (PDF)
- Regulation of Individual Skills and Socialization webinar (PDF)
- Regulation of Individual Skills and Socialization webinar Recording
IDD and PI Quarterly Webinars
- July 12, 2022 IDD and PI Quarterly Webinar (PDF)
- October 27, 2022 IDD and PI Quarterly Webinar (PDF)