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What are Day Activity and Health Services?
Licensed Day Activity and Health Services (DAHS) facilities provide services in the DAHS program on a daily and regular basis to four or more people who are not related by blood, marriage or adoption to the owner of the facility. DAHS services include health, social and related support services. DAHS facilities were previously called adult day care centers.
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Webinars
- July 25, 2024 – DAHS Provider Webinar with LTCR (PDF)
- May 9, 2024 - DAHS Provider Webinar with LTCR (PDF)
- Jan. 25, 2023 - DAHS Provider Webinar with LTCR (PDF)
Directories and Regulation Tags
- Directory of Traditional DAHS and DAHS with Individualized Skills and Socialization Facilities (Excel)
- Directory of DAHS-Individualized Skills and Socialization Only Facilities (Excel)
- Directory of DAHS closures (Excel)
- Directory of DAHS closures (PDF)
- DAHS Regulation Tags (PDF)
- DAHS Regulation Tag Crosswalk for Updated Rules (PDF)
Regulatory Comment Card Survey
Take a short survey about the recent visit to your facility by HHSC Long-Term Care Regulatory.
Contact Program Staff
For questions about:
- Contracting with HHSC: Contact Information for Eligibility Operations Provider Contract Management (PDF)
- HHS provider enrollment: Contractor Enrollment Process and Requirements
- Licensing: 512-438-2630
- Information regarding eligibility criteria: your local HHS office
- DAHS contracted policy questions: DahsPolicy@hhsc.state.tx.us
- Nursing or other services Community Services regional contacts for your region
- Regulatory Services: Long-Term Care Regulatory Services regional contacts
Statutes and Rules
State
- Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 559: Day Activity and Health Services Requirements
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 560: Denial or Refusal of License
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 49: Contracting for Community Services
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Title 4, Chapter 250: Nurse Aide Registry and Criminal History Checks of Employees and Applicants for Employment in Certain Facilities Serving the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities, or Persons with Terminal Illness
- Texas Human Resources Code, Title 6, Chapter 103: Day Activity and Health Services
Federal
- 42 Code of Federal Regulations, 440.130(d), Title XIX
- 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 96, Title XX