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What is CMPAS?
Under the CMPAS program, Texas Health and Human Services contracts with licensed agencies to provide personal assistance services to people who have physical disabilities who are mentally and emotionally competent and willing to supervise their attendant or have someone who can supervise the attendant for them. The individual interviews, selects, trains, supervises and releases their personal assistants. Health-related tasks are prescribed by physician.
Provider Communications
Don’t Miss Out on Emails from HHS
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission contracts with a company called Granicus to provide email updates, called GovDelivery. In accordance with your contract and contracting rules at 26 Texas Administrative Code §52. 103(g), you must subscribe to receive HHSC email updates, using this GovDelivery signup, and select Information Letters, Provider Alerts and the contract program type(s).
When you sign up for email updates, you are giving your information to both HHSC and to Granicus. When HHSC has your information, it is subject to the HHSC privacy policy. When Granicus has your information, it is subject to the Granicus GovDelivery privacy policy.
Contact Program Staff
For questions about:
- Contracting with HHSC: Grants Request for Applications (RFA)
- Contract oversight: CMPAS Oversight
- Information regarding benefits eligibility criteria: Your local HHS office
- Program or provider policy: CMPAS Policy
- Nursing or other services: Community Services regional contacts for your region
Applying to Provide Services
The Texas Health and Human Services posts request for applications in the HHS Request for Applications page. Visit the HHS Grants page for information on applying to provide CMPAS.