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On October 1, 2023, the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will implement the following changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) comprehensive and quarterly assessments on the Long-Term Care Online Portal (LTCOP).

Texas HHSC, along with The University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host the 2023 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference in person at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin on Aug. 22–23.

As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) migration of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission and reporting functionality to their Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), CMS will turn off the current Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system’s ability to accept any MDS transmissions on April 13, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET.

TWC, in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Civitas Strategies Early Start, has compiled a series of videos and resources intended to give you the knowledge and tools to best support your staff, your business and, ultimately, the children and families in your care.

Effective Nov. 1, nursing facility providers must complete section GG and related fields before they submit an Omnibus Reconciliation Act assessment with an Assessment Reference Date on or after Nov. 1, 2022.

HHSC will host a Minimum Data Set webinar on Understanding Section GG: Functional Abilities and Goals.

Effective Nov. 1, nursing facility providers must complete section GG and related fields when they submit an Omnibus Reconciliation Act assessment.

Child Care Regulation is transferring the responsibility of conducting administrative reviews to HHSC Regulatory Enforcement.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price are alerting consumers to at least 13 reported deaths between 2009–2021 of infants in Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers.

Early childhood educators who live and work in Texas are able to complete up to 20 clock hours of online training for free from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's Promoting Early Education Quality program.

HHS, in collaboration with The University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host an informative two-day, free conference on quality in long-term care.

Reminder for CCR Providers to review their emergency preparedness plans.

HHSC announces amendments being submitted to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act to add Collaborative Care Model Services.

Child Care Regulation wants to remind everyone about water safety and the importance of supervising children.

The May 2022 Long-Term Care (LTC) Provider Bulletin has been published on the LTC homepage on TMHP.com.