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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.

Information about the licensing and regulation of assisted living facilities (ALFs) in Texas.

HHSC is adopting the following new and amended rules regarding child care center interim director in Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers.

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.

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

HHSC rescinded PL 2024-20 Requirements for Tuberculosis Screening and Testing. Additional guidance regarding tuberculosis screening and testing will be forthcoming.

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

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

The Texas Culture Change Coalition will host their fall 2024 in-person conference, “Inspire, Educate & Empower Person-Centered Dementia Caregivers.”

The current emergency communication system (Connect) for long-term care providers will end on Oct. 31 and will be replaced by the new system (AlertMedia), which is anticipated to go live no later than Dec. 1.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes for Chapter 745, Licensing in the Texas Register.

The grace period that allowed nurse aides, medication aides, nursing facility administrators and Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Programs to continue with an expired status is ending on Nov. 30.