Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center (PPECC)

What are PPECCs?

PPECCs allow minors from birth through age 20 with medically complex conditions to receive daily medical care in a non-residential setting.

When prescribed by a physician, minors can attend a PPECC up to a maximum of 12 hours per day to receive medical, nursing, psychosocial, therapeutic and developmental services appropriate to their medical condition and developmental status.

The Health and Human Services Commission began licensing and regulating the PPECCs on Jan. 1, 2015.

Resources

Contact Program Staff

For policy or rules information, call 512-438-3161 or email ltcrpolicy@hhs.texas.gov.

For licensing application questions, call 512-438-2630 or email ltc_alf_icf_licensing@hhs.texas.gov.

PPECC Provider Directories

Statutes and Rules

Senate Bill 492, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, authorized the licensing of PPECCs.

Other Rules and Statutes

Training: PPECC Licensing Standards in Texas

The Overview of PPECC Licensing Standards in Texas course provides general information on PPECC licensing application requirements. This computer-based training (CBT) satisfies the HHSC pre-licensing program training requirement as part of Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 550, Licensing Standards for Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers.

An administrator or alternate administrator of a center must complete this training before an applicant may submit an initial application for a license.

After completing the course, participants must print a copy of the course certificate available at the end of the training and keep it for documentation purposes.

Click here to take the training.

Provider Communications

Click the links below for news, information letters (ILs) and provider letters (PLs).

Information & Provider Letters

Case-sensitive. Use commas to separate multiple entries.
Note: These files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.
Number Title/Notes Date Published
PL 2020-25 Revised Recommendations for Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of Health Care Personnel
PL 2020-20 Incident Submission Portal for Long-Term Care (LTC) Providers under Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP)
PL 2020-03 Provider Responsibility for Renewing a License
PL 2020-02 Informal Dispute Resolution Process

Note: Revised February 24, 2022

PL 2019-19 Retired Survey and Certification Clarification Letters
PL 2019-16 Responsibility for Records After a Management Change
PL 2019-11 New Policy, Rules and Training Mailbox
PL 2019-02 Handbooks Discontinued; Instructions for Requesting Rules
PL 2019-01 Acceptable Documentation for a Criminal History Check

Note: Replaces PL 09-05 and PL 13-02

PL 2018-26 Providing Access to Electronic Health Records

Note: Replaces PL 18-10