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Information on how to become a licensed Nursing Facility provider in Texas.

The term "negotiated rulemaking" specifies a particular process to be used to draft a proposed rule. This process provides for a group of 12-15 stakeholders who represent differing interests affected by the proposed rule to negotiate and potentially reach agreement on a proposed rule.

HHSC is mandated to create and provide nursing facilities with one of the posters required by Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 554, §554.1921(e), the notice of how to file a complaint, giving the toll-free telephone number. This page provides information on how to obtain these posters.

This page lists CLASS Provider Webinars presented by HHSC.

Texas HHS maintains CLASS choice lists for applicants, individuals or legally authorized representatives to use when choosing a Case Management Agency and Direct Services Agency. The lists are maintained for each CLASS catchment area and are updated monthly or as needed. 

Information for Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) program providers in Texas

The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership has identified an issue affecting Resource Utilization Group score calculations for long-term care nursing facilities.

Effective Aug. 1, 2023, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and managed care organizations will no longer conduct EVV compliance reviews for required free text.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and Nursing Home program providers are invited to attend the new in-person class, “The Survey and Enforcement Process for Nursing Homes,” starting in January.

Program providers and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) who are using an Application Programming Interface (API) to integrate their third-party EVV vendor system with the HHAeXchange system must ensure they are properly using both systems when capturing and submitting EVV claims.

HHSC will be providing education on how to complete the Employment First Discovery Tool related to Senate Bill 50, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in December.

Nursing facility providers should attend this and all webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and the Department of State Health Services.

Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) will host a webinar for LIDDAs, HCS and TxHmL providers regarding individualized skills and socialization.

The Sept. 7 CLASS/DBMD quarterly presentations, webinar recordings and updated FAQs are now available.