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The HHS Centralized Background Check Unit is required to do background checks to find out if a person has a criminal history or an abuse and neglect history that might be a risk to the health and safety of children. Background checks are required for Child Care providers, Residential Child Care providers, and Foster and adoptive homes.

Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.

Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.

Information about the Consumer Directed Services program in Texas

Links to lists of FMSAs serving Texas.

A list of links to state and other rules and statutes for the CDS program.

CDS Program contact information.

Information for Texas Adult Foster Care (AFC) providers

Information on how the CDS program is implemented in Texas.

Information about how the CDS program works in Texas.

A list of CDS training presentations.

Training resources for CDS providers.

AAA Dietary Reference Intake frequently asked questions.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Office of Area Agencies on Aging (OAAA) applies for grants funded by Administration for Community Living (ACL). These are the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) and Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grants. In Texas, SHIP is called the Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). Both grants serve Medicare beneficiaries in all 254 counties across Texas. The SHIP grant has existed since 1992 and the MIPPA grant was implemented in 2008 to support the SHIP efforts.

Texas Area Agencies on Aging procedural information.