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HHSC Long-term Care Regulation (LTCR) issues guidance on Life Safety Code (LSC) topics at least twice a year.

The Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to improve long-term care in Texas.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in April, May and June

HHSC has updated two lists of nursing facilities that have not met the initial conditions of participation for the Quality Incentive Payment Program state fiscal year (SFY) 2024 program year.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has published Provider Letter 2021-32 (Revised), Implementing ALF Life Safety Code Rules, for assisted living facilities.

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

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

Effective March 17, HHSC adopted amendments to Title 26 of the Texas Administrative Code, Ch. 556, concerning Nurse Aides and Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs (NATCEP).

HHSC has identified Nursing Facilities that have not met the initial conditions of participation for the Quality Incentive Payment Program SFY 2024 program year.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for ALF providers on April 17, from 11 a.m.–noon.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published its memorandum, QSO-24-08-NH, announcing guidance for enhanced barrier precautions to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has retired Provider Letter (PL) 2022-16 COVID-19 Reporting Guidance for Nursing Facility Providers.

Long-term Care Licensing has created process maps to provide an overview of the licensing and certification process.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in February and March. If you register and can’t attend, please cancel your registration as soon as possible.

On March 1, 2024, as a result of stakeholder feedback, HHSC Long-term Care Regulation withdrew the proposed amendments to 26 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 553 Licensing Standards for Assisted Living Facilities, which appeared in the Dec. 22, 2023, issue of the Texas Register.