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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.

Information about permanency planning for children.

Texas local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) provider information.

Advance care planning means planning ahead for how you want to be treated if you are very ill or near death. This page provides information about that process for both providers and consumers.

Information about the licensing and regulation of nursing facilities (NFs) in Texas.

Licensing and regulation information for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program providers in Texas.

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

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

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation (LTCR) is hosting a nursing facility (NF) provider webinar on Dec. 11 to provide the latest updates from LTCR.

Medicaid and CHIP Services will be hosting monthly sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care online portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.

The 2025 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference will be held at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, Aug. 27-28, 2025.

HHSC will host a webinar on Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon to provide information on the new employment readiness service coming Jan. 1, 2025. 

A new service, employment readiness, will be available on Jan. 1, 2025.

To enhance program integrity, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reducing the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of for Electronic Visit Verification required services.